Daniel Alexander Payne : the venerable preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church / / Nelson T. Strobert

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816706503321
• Autore: Strobert Nelson T
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-58445-X; 9786613896902; 0-7618-5868-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 287.632092
• Soggetti: Educators - United States; Clergy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. The Formative Years: 1811-1837; Chapter Two. The Transition Years: 1837-1856; Photospread; Chapter Three. The Wilberforce Experience: 1856-1876; Chapter Four. The Waning Years: 1877-1893; Chapter Five. Daniel Alexander Payne: Recuperating His Leg; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This detailed biography gives a portrait of the life of Daniel Alexander Payne, a free person of color in nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. This work highlights his life as educator, pastor, abolitionist, poet, historiographer, hymn writer, ecumenist, and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.