Personal Views
John Baldwin was a person whose views seemed to run counter to the conventional customs of man at the time. Despite his accomplishments, he never wrote a book, held public office, or even kept books. Although he was not an abolitionist by definition, he had no problem teaching blacks and whites as equals, as evident by opening Baldwin Institute without regard to race of gender. His parents taught him to fear god, and from being raised as such he devoted himself to living humbly, righteously, godly, and being kind to the poor, as well as joining the Methodist Church.
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