Lemuel HaynesLemuel Haynes (1753-1833) was a Reformed minister and theologian from West Hartford, Connecticut. Born to an unknown White woman and African-American man, he spent the first twenty years of his life as an indentured servant. In 1785,Haynes became the first African-American preacher ordained in the United States and later received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Middlebury College. Read More Read Less