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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder 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.[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 newspaper,[5] 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".[3]

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