Daniel J. Sanders

Daniel J. Sanders
Daniel J. Sanders
Born	Daniel Jackson Sanders; February 15, 1847; Winnsboro, South Carolina
Died	March 6, 1907 (aged 60); Charlotte, North Carolina
Education	Brainerd Institute; Western Theological Seminary;
Occupation	Clergyman, educator
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Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 - March 6, 1907) was a Prebyterian clergyman who served as president of 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.[1][2]

Biography

Sanders was born a slave in Winnsboro, South Carolina on February 15, 1847.[3][4]

Sanders attended Brainerd Institute and was a tutor at the school. He then graduated from Western Theological Seminary.[2]

He published the Africo-American Presbyterian and served as president of Biddle University for 17 years.

Upon his death The Charlotte Observer reported that his students had always been "well-behaved".[3]

References

"Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, Biddle Memorial Hall". Umbra Search African American History.
"Sanders, Daniel Jackson | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
"The Assembly Herald". General Assembly. November 16, 1907 – via Google Books.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 326. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, Biddle Memorial Hall". Umbra Search African American History.

[encyc-2] "Sanders, Daniel Jackson | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.

[death-3] "The Assembly Herald". General Assembly. November 16, 1907 – via Google Books.

[Cyclopaedia-4] The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 326. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Google Books.