hiː wʌz ˈæktɪv ɪn stˈeɪtwaɪd kənvˈɛnʃənz ʌv blˈæk pˈiːpəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, ænd, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð lˈɛstɚ, stˈʊd ɐɡˈɛnst pˈoʊl tˈæksᵻz ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ.
He was active in statewide conventions of black people in 1854, 1855, and 1857, and, together with Lester, stood against poll taxes in San Francisco.