| Isaac H. Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1834 Fort Valley, Georgia |
| Died | 1906 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader |
Isaac Harold Anderson (1834 – 1906) was a slave owned by his father who became a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the U.S. state of Georgia. He was born in Fort Valley, Georgia. He was married twice. His second wife was Louise Byrd Anderson.
Anderson was elected to the state senate, but as a registrar he was deemed ineligible. Other legislators with African American heritage were kicked out of the Georgia Assembly after the 1868 election (Original 33) before a court ruling reversed the decision in 1870. Anderson was also a founding member and leader in the CME church and helped support the establishment of Lane College where he served as Vice President.
He published the Christian Index for the C.M.E. out of his Anderson Building. In 1960, the Anderson Building was used to organize sit ins by Lane College students at segregated Woolworths and McLellans lunch counters. Anderson Chapel in Holly Springs, Mississippi is named for him.
References
- "The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers". West Tennessee Historical Society. September 11, 1981 – via Google Books.
- Reidy, Joseph P. (November 9, 2000). From Slavery to Agrarian Capitalism in the Cotton Plantation South: Central Georgia, 1800-1880. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807864067 – via page 204.
- Harvard College Class of 1911 (September 11, 2018). "Harvard College Class of 1911 Decennial Report". Four Seas Company – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - McBride, Calvin (August 1, 2007). Walking Into a New Spirituality: Chronicling the Life, Ministry and Contributions of Elder Robert E. Hart. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595462575 – via Google Books.
- 19th-century African-American educators
- 19th-century American educators
- African-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
- 1834 births
- 1906 deaths
- Lane College people
- People from Fort Valley, Georgia
- 19th-century American publishers (people)
- American grocers
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century African-American people
- People from Marshall County, Mississippi