[…] when Thomas Paul died in 1831, the family struggled financially. Susan worked to support her widowed mother and the children of her dead sister as a seamstress and teacher. Fortunately, abolitionist friends lent their material and emotional support to the Paul family. Paul made […] … Read MoreSusan Paul (1809-1841)
[…] is a private college located in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The college was founded on September 24, 1888, by James Solomon Russell, a newly-ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church. He became the first principal of the institution, which in 1890 was incorporated as the Saint […] … Read MoreSaint Paul’s College of Virginia (1888- )
Billy Paul, a major artist of the Philadelphia Soul Sound, was born Paul Williams in North Philadelphia on December 1, 1934. In 1945, the 11-year-old Paul made his first radio broadcast appearance, and by 16, he had appeared at Club Harlem in Philadelphia on […] … Read MoreBilly Paul (1934-2016)
[…] pastor of the Union Street Baptist Church. A leader in the city’s black community, Rev. Paul participated in a variety of projects designed to improve educational opportunities for blacks in Albany. He was an organizer of the Wilberforce School in Canada, the only school […] … Read MoreNathaniel Paul (ca. 1793-1839)
[…] View Entire Bibliography This list is the contains all bibliographic subjects on the Blackpast.com tid)); $pole=Array (l($term->name, “taxonomy/term/$term->tid”) . ” ($count)”, $term-> depth, $count, $term->tid) ; } $depth =-1; foreach ($pole as $list) { if ($list > $depth) echo “n “; if ($list < $depth) echo “nn n”; if ($list == $depth) echo “”; $poc++; echo “n $list “; […] … Read MoreBlackPast.org Comprehensive Bilbiography
[…] a new Constitution in 1783 which granted equality to all Massachusetts citizens. Cuffe, who married at the age of 25, was a devout and evangelical Quaker who early on developed a reputation as a philanthropist. He donated the funds to create a school in […] … Read MorePaul Cuffe Sr. (1759-1817)
[…] after moving his family to Boston, Thomas Paul, Sr. was installed as the first pastor of the First African Baptist Church in December in 1806. He served this congregation until 1829, two years before his death. Paul was a leader in the movement to […] … Read MoreThomas Paul, Sr. (1773-1831)
[…] succeeded her father as publisher of The Carolinian in 1993, followed by her brother Paul in 1997. In 2016, Adria Jervay, Paul’s daughter, took over as publisher of the Carolinian. Paul Reginald Jervay Sr. died in Raleigh, NC, on December 11, 1993. He was 87. … Read MorePaul Reginald Jervay Sr. (1906-1993)
[…] Hickman’s owner had taught him to read and gave him permission to preach to other slaves, cementing him as the group’s leader. Descendants of this original group still worship at Pilgrim Baptist. Although the church was originally located on Sibley Street, Pilgrim Baptist moved […] … Read MorePilgrim Baptist Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1863- )
[…] Waco Chamber of Commerce initiated a $100,000 drive to build a new women’s residence hall to replace the one that had been destroyed by a fire. This was the first significant fundraising campaign by non-AME Church members. In the 1960s further additions and renovations […] … Read MorePaul Quinn College (1872- )
