John Chavis : African American patriot, preacher, teacher, and mentor, 1763-1838
"Born in 1763, John Chavis fought in the American Revolution, studied at Princeton, and became a missionary minister in the Presbyterian Church." "Chavis also ran his own Latin school, teaching the sons of some of the most prominent North Carolinians and forging ties to the some of the most powerful individuals of the 19th century. His religious writings are still read, more than 150 years after his death." "But just how clearly Chavis stood out among men might have been most evident to those of his day who met him: John Chavis - teacher, minister, patriot, and influential citizen - was a free black man." "This is an account of Chavis's life, the result of painstaking research in a multitude of primary documents, undertaken by one of his descendants."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2001
McFarland, Jefferson, N.C., ©2001