June 27: Rev. John Gloucester [1776-1822]
John Gloucester [1776-1822] was the first African American to become an ordained Presbyterian minister in the United States. Born into slavery in Tennessee in the year 1776, he was able…
August 28: Dr. Harvie M. Conn [1933-1999]
Upon request, we are re-running this post from last year. Remembering Dr. Harvie M. Conn [1933-1999] [A tribute written in 1999 by Dr. Mark R. Gornik, upon Dr. Conn’s death.…
August 28: Harvie Maitland Conn [1933-1999]
Remembering Dr. Harvie M. Conn [1933-1999] [A tribute written in 1999 by Dr. Mark R. Gornik, upon Dr. Conn's death. We are grateful to Dr. Gornik for granting permission to…
February 25: William Henry & Lucy Sheppard
Congo’s African-American Livingstone Born March 8, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia, William Henry Sheppard, a black man, was never a slave. His mother was of mixed-race background, which status made him…