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Ruby was the first hack driver in Maine. Reuben Ruby's Hack Stand operated at the Elm Tavern in Portland.<ref name=":0" /> It was through his hack business that he became involved in transporting people on the [[Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby, Reuben (1798-1878) {{!}} Gray, ME |url=https://www.graymaine.org/history/pages/ruby-reuben-1798-1878 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.graymaine.org}}</ref> By the 1830s, he owned multiple carriages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Stacey |date=2023-06-16 |title=Reuben Ruby and Maine Anti-Slavery Society’s founding - |url=https://www.amjamboafrica.com/reuben-ruby-and-maine-anti-slavery-societys-founding/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.amjamboafrica.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Ruby was the first hack driver in Maine. Reuben Ruby's Hack Stand operated at the Elm Tavern in Portland.<ref name=":0" /> The hack stand was located at corner of Temple and Federal Streets. A [[Portland Freedom Trail]] monument marks the locations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hack Stand of Reuben Ruby Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=96610 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> It was through his hack business that he became involved in transporting people on the [[Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby, Reuben (1798-1878) {{!}} Gray, ME |url=https://www.graymaine.org/history/pages/ruby-reuben-1798-1878 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.graymaine.org}}</ref> By the 1830s, he owned multiple carriages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Stacey |date=2023-06-16 |title=Reuben Ruby and Maine Anti-Slavery Society’s founding - |url=https://www.amjamboafrica.com/reuben-ruby-and-maine-anti-slavery-societys-founding/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.amjamboafrica.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Community organizing == |
== Community organizing == |
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Revision as of 12:45, 24 November 2023
Reuben Ruby (1798-1878) was an African-American hack driver, slavery abolitionist, and temperance supporter. Born in Gray, Maine. Ruby spent most of his life nearby Portland. Ruby was one of the leading Black figures in Maine political life and a founding member of the Abyssinian Meeting House.
Career
Ruby was the first hack driver in Maine. Reuben Ruby's Hack Stand operated at the Elm Tavern in Portland.[1] The hack stand was located at corner of Temple and Federal Streets. A Portland Freedom Trail monument marks the locations.[2] It was through his hack business that he became involved in transporting people on the Underground Railroad.[3] By the 1830s, he owned multiple carriages.[4]
Community organizing
In October 1834, he was one of four attendees from Portland at the founding convention of the Maine Anti-Slavery Convention,[5] which led to the formation of the Maine Anti-Slavery Society that same year. In 1837, he served on the executive committee of the New England Temperance Convention, which was a convention of African-American supporters of temperance.[6] In 1841, he helped form the Portland Union Anti-Slavery Society.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Reuben Ruby: Hackman, Activist". Maine History Online.
- ^ "Hack Stand of Reuben Ruby Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Ruby, Reuben (1798-1878) | Gray, ME". www.graymaine.org. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Warner, Stacey (2023-06-16). "Reuben Ruby and Maine Anti-Slavery Society's founding -". www.amjamboafrica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Maine Anti-Slavery Convention". The Liberator. November 1, 1834.
- ^ "Temperance Convention". The Liberator. September 29, 1837.