Austin Steward (1793-1869)

Austin Steward (1793-1869)

by LewisDavid | Feb 12, 2014 | African American History, People

Austin Steward, author, businessman, abolitionist, and temperance leader, was born a slave in Prince William County, Virginia to Robert and Susan Steward sometime around 1793. By the age of seven he was working as a house slave on the plantation of Capt. William Helm....