Daniel J. Sanders

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.^{[2] [3]}

Sanders was born a slave in Winnsboro, South Carolina on February 15, 1847.^{[4] [5]} Sanders attended Brainerd Institute and was a tutor at the school. He then graduated from Western Theological Seminary.^[3]

He published the Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper,^[6] 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".^[4]

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