Daniel J. Sanders

Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and newspaper publisher. He served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) in North Carolina and published a Presbyterian newspaper for African Americans. He was the first African-American president of a four-year college in the southern U.S.[2][3]

Daniel J. Sanders
President of Johnson C. Smith University
In office
1891–1907[1]
Personal details
Born
Daniel Jackson Sanders

(1847-02-15)February 15, 1847
Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1907(1907-03-06) (aged 60)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Education
OccupationClergyman, newspaper publisher, educator
Signature

Biography

Sanders was born a slave in Winnsboro, South Carolina on February 15, 1847.[4][5] Sanders attended Brainerd Institute and was a tutor at the school. He then graduated from Western Theological Seminary.[3]

He published the Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper,[6] and served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) for 17 years. Upon his death The Charlotte Observer reported that his students had always been "well-behaved".[4]

References
  1. Moore Parker, Inez (1975). (A Historical Narrative) The Biddle - Johnson C. Smith Story. Charlotte, NC: The Observer Craftman Company.
  2. "Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, Biddle Memorial Hall". Umbra Search African American History.
  3. "Sanders, Daniel Jackson | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
  4. "The Assembly Herald". General Assembly. November 16, 1907 – via Google Books.
  5. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 326. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. "A New Wilmington Paper". The Wilmington Sun. January 19, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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