A former slave, he served as a city councilor (alderman?) after the American Civil War.[2] He helped form the Alabama Baptist Missionary Convention and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.[2] He advocated for schools, police, and cemeteries for African Americans.[2]
^Cox, Dwayne (April 8, 2016). The Village on the Plain: Auburn University, 1856–2006. University of Alabama Press. ISBN9780817319090 – via Google Books.
^ abcHarvey, Paul (November 9, 2000). Redeeming the South: Religious Cultures and Racial Identities Among Southern Baptists, 1865-1925. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN9780807861950 – via Google Books.
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