From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Green, Jacob
Rev. Jacob Green had been enslaved in Kentucky. He was one of the formerly enslaved men who made their way to England. He gave a lecture in the city of Leeds in March of 1864. His speech was titled, "The So-called divine institution of slavery: its horrors, heart-rending scenes of husbands, wives, and children at parting at the sale." - Sources: "Lecture on slavery," The Leeds Mercury, 03/17/1864, p.3; and "Lecture on slavery, The Huddersfield Chronicle, 02/27/1864, p.8. At the close of his lecture, Jacob Green appeared with a 27-pound collar around his neck singing sacred Negro songs. Jacob Green lived in Heckmondwike, a town in the borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. See also "Lecture on slavery," The Huddersfield Chronicle, 04/04/1863, p.5. At this time, no additional information has been found about Jacob Green.
