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Daniel J. Sanders
President of Johnson C. Smith University
In office 1891–1907
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Born	Daniel Jackson Sanders (1847-02-15)February 15, 1847 Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1907(1907-03-06) (aged 60) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Brainerd Institute Western Theological Seminary
Occupation	Clergyman, newspaper publisher, educator
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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.

Biography

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

He published the Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper, 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".

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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