John Chavis : 1763-1838, a remarkable negro who conducted a school in North Carolina for white boys and girls

John Chavis : 1763-1838, a remarkable negro who conducted a school in North Carolina for white boys and girls / by G.C. Shaw ...

Author/creator	Shaw, George C. (George Clayton), 1863-1936
Other author/creator	Horner, James W., autographer.
Other author/creator	Hall, J. G., autographer.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	[Binghamton, N.Y.] : [Printed by the Vail-Ballou Press], [©1931]
Description	xv, 60 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : frontispiece, portraits ; 21 cm
Subject(s)	Chavis, John, 1763-1838. African American teachers--Biography. African American missionaries--Biography. African American clergy--Biography. African Americans--Education --North Carolina. Education--North Carolina. African American education--North Carolina.

Contents	Foreword -- Introduction -- His birthplace -- His education -- His early life -- Chavis as a preacher -- Chavis as a teacher -- Life and work of John Chavis -- Race relations of the past -- Chavis as a politician -- Chavis as a peacemaker -- Let him have a monument
Abstract	Biography of a noted black educator and preacher who established a school for white and black children during the pre-Civil War period.
Local note	Joyner NC Rare copy includes autographs of Jas. W. Horner, Oxford, N.C., Carl [Goerch?], and J.G. Hall on front flyleaf.
References	Thornton, M.L. Official publications of the colony and state of North Carolina, 1749-1939, 12418
Acquisitions source	Joyner NC Rare copy purchased from Rutledge Rare Books, 4/8/20
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	31021510

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Rare	E185.97 .C43 1931	✔ Available	Request Material