Daniel J. Sanders
Daniel J. Sanders | |
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| President of Johnson C. Smith University | |
| In office 1891–1907 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Jackson Sanders February 15, 1847 Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1907 (aged 60) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Clergyman, newspaper publisher, educator |
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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.