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Black church leader Payne helped found Wilberforce University
The article recalls Bel Deniel Alexander Payne, 1811 to 1898, an African Methodist Episcopal bishop and first African American president of Wilberforce University. He promoted education for free people of color, helped secure the university’s property for 10 000 dollars, and served as president for 16 years. It also notes regional honors and events in West Texas and New Mexico, including choir concerts and community recognitions for minorities.
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Deniel Alexander Payne
Wilberforce University
Ohio
Charleston
S. C
Payne
South Carolina
Canada
New York City
Alexander Cromwell
Lewis Tappan
L. H. Hall
St. John Baptist Church of
Odessa
West
Texas
New Mexico
Moses
Lubbock
National Minority Business Foundation
Otis J. Martin
Superior Tool Company of
Fort Worth