A. E. Perkins

Not to be confused with Archie Perkins an Australian rules footballer.
Professor
Archie Ebenezer Perkins
Born(1879-06-21)June 21, 1879
EducationAlcorn University
WebsiteApril 19, 1946(1946-04-19) (aged 66)

Archie Ebenezer Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946) was an African American teacher, principal, and author in Mississippi and Louisiana who wrote about subjects related to Black people in the United States.[1] He wrote for periodicals and had several books published.

Perkins was born and raised in Smithdale, Mississippi.[citation needed] He graduated from Alcorn University (now Alcorn State University) near Lorman, Mississippi;[2] he received a Master's degree from New Orleans University; and an LLD degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio. He was principal of the Danneel Negro School.[3][4] He arranged for musical performances at Danneel Elementary.[5]

Legacy

In 1953, Perkins Primary School, a newly constructed school for African Americans in Biloxi, Mississippi, was named after him.[6][7][1]

Writings

  • Negro Spirituals from the Far South (1922)[8]
  • A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-Holding[9]
  • Who's Who in Colored Louisiana (1930), editor[10]
  • Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA (1932)[11]
  • Genealogy of the Perkins Family (1944)[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
  2. ^ "Alcorn Alumni To Meet at College May 26". The Mississippi Enterprise. May 25, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Obituary via Findagrave
  4. ^ Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Al (20 October 2005). Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461657460.
  6. ^ "New Colored School Will Be After Dr. Perkins". Sun Herald. 1953-07-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. ^ "Biloxi Schools 1950-1959". The Biloxi Schools – 1924-2001 (PDF).
  8. ^ Negro Spirituals from the Far South. Columbia Univ., Department of Anthropology. 1922.
  9. ^ A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-holding. A.E. and J.E. Perkins. 1944.
  10. ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (November 6, 1930). "Who's who in colored Louisiana, 1930;". Baton Rouge, La., Douglas Loan Co – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1922). Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA.
  12. ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1944). The Perkins Family.