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Daniel J. Sanders
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Born
Daniel Jackson Sanders

(1847-02-15)February 15, 1847
Winnsboro, South Carolina
Died March 6, 1907(1907-03-06) (aged 60)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Education
Occupation Clergyman, educator
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Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was a Presbyterian 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.

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 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".

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