Skip to content

Biography · Literature

Boston King

Biography

United States

BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
Visit the source record ↗

Biography

Boston King (c. 1760–1802) was an American slave and Black Loyalist, who gained freedom from the British and settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. He later immigrated to Sierra Leone, where he helped find Freetown and became the first Methodist missionary to African indigenous people.

Sources & collection details

Wikipedia contributors — original record ↗

Black heritage reference ↗

Biography text · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Continue exploring Series 1

Slavery, Resistance & Freedom →Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →

Keep exploring