Charles Reason
Educator, Activist, and Mathematician
Charles L. Reason was born July 21, 1818 in New York City. Michiel and Elizabeth Reason, Charles’s parents, were both immigrants from Haiti. They had immigrated to the U.S. as refugees in 1793 shortly after the Haitian revolution, the largest and most successful slave rebellion in history. Michiel and Elizabeth Reason also gave birth to two other sons, Elmer and Patrick Reason and although the Reason’s were people of color, they were free people of color. At a young age his parents stressed the importance of education. Charles soon attended the African Free School along with his brothers Elmer and Patrick.
At the New York African Free School, the young Reason presented an infinite capacity
Educator, Activist, and Mathematician
Charles L. Reason was born July 21, 1818 in New York City. Michiel and Elizabeth Reason, Charles’s parents, were both immigrants from Haiti. They had immigrated to the U.S. as refugees in 1793 shortly after the Haitian revolution, the largest and most successful slave rebellion in history. Michiel and Elizabeth Reason also gave birth to two other sons, Elmer and Patrick Reason and although the Reason’s were people of color, they were free people of color. At a young age his parents stressed the importance of education. Charles soon attended the African Free School along with his brothers Elmer and Patrick.
At the New York African Free School, the young Reason presented an infinite capacity