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- George William Curtis (born Feb. 24, 1824, Providence, R.I., U.S.—died Aug. 31, 1892, Staten Island, N.Y.) was a U.S. author, editor, and leader in civil service reform.
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George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer, reformer, public speaker, and political activist. He was an abolitionist and supporter of civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans. He also advocated women's suffrage, civil service reform, and public education. [citation needed]
American writer, orator, and, especially, civil service reformer, George William Curtis (1824-1892) was a patrician whose ideals and causes are blurred in historical retrospect by a personal elitism that bordered on priggishness and was out of step even in his own time.
George William Curtis (24 February 1824 – 31 August 1892) Abolitionist, writer, editor, orator. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and educated in Jamaica Plain, Mass. before moving to New York, George William Curtis and his older brother Burrill moved to Brook Farm in 1842 for academic purposes.
Sep 14, 2023 · George William Curtis ( 24 February 1824 – 31 August 1892) was an American writer and public speaker. A Republican, Curtis supported the abolition of slavery and spoke in favor of the rights of freed slaves. Contents. 1 Quotes. 1.1 1850s. 1.1.1 The Present Aspect of the Slavery Question (1859) 1.2 1860s. 1.2.1 The Good Fight (1865)
From 1846 to 1850, the Curtis brothers undertook a Grand Tour of Europe and the Middle East. Upon his return to the United States, George William Curtis began a career that combined journalism and literature. During the 1850s, he worked as a critic and travel writer for the New York Tribune, an editor for the short-lived but highly esteemed ...
Feb 3, 2015 · Death: 1892. George William Curtis was a journalist and editor. He was born on February 24, 1824 in Providence, RI, attended private school in New York, and traveled throughout Europe, Egypt, and Syria in the 1840s. Upon his return to the US, he wrote for and helped George Palmer Putnam found Putman’s Magazine.
