Daniel Alexander Payne : the venerable preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church / Nelson T. Strobert.

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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 Wilb...

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Main Author: Strobert, Nelson T.
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
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.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:ix, 151 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.