Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett was an African American who was appointed United States Ambassador to Haiti in 1869. He was the first African-American diplomat. Ebenezer Bassett was born in Derby, Connecticut. He was the second child of Eben Tobias and Susan Gregory, who were both free blacks. was appointed as new leaders emerged among free […]
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