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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