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Daniel Alexander Payne : the venerable preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Title
Daniel Alexander Payne : the venerable preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church / Nelson T. Strobert.
Author
Strobert, Nelson T.
Publication
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2012.

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Description
ix, 151 p.; 23 cm
Summary
This is a biography of Daniel Alexander Payne, a free person of color in nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. He was an educator, pastor, abolitionist, poet, historiographer, hymn writer, ecumenist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Upon his election as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio in 1863, he became the first African American to lead an institution of higher education in the United States.
Subject
  • Payne, Daniel Alexander, 1811-1893
  • African Methodist Episcopal Church > Clergy > Biography
  • Wilberforce University > Biography
  • Wilberforce University > Presidents > Biography
  • African American scholars > Biography
  • African American college presidents > Biography
  • African Americans > Biography
  • African Americans > Intellectual life > 19th century
  • African American clergy > Biography
  • Educators > United States
  • Clergy > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-147) and index.
Contents
The formative years : 1811-1837 -- The transition years : 1837-1856 -- The Wilberforce experience : 1856-1876 -- The waning years : 1877-1893 -- Daniel Alexander Payne : recuperating his legacy.
Call Number
Sc D 13-104
ISBN
  • 9780761858676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0761858679 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC
779265275
Author
Strobert, Nelson T.
Title
Daniel Alexander Payne : the venerable preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church / Nelson T. Strobert.
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-147) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc D 13-104
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