John Patterson Sampson
John Patterson Sampson, D. D. (1837-1928) (also known as "J. P. Sampson") was an American abolitionist, newspaper publisher, judge, and minister.[1]
He was born free to James Drawhorn Sampson and Fanny (Kellogg) Sampson on August 13, 1837 (or 1838[2]) in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][3] His grandparents were Drawhorn and Susan Sampson and Manerva (Green) Kellogg,[3] and he had two brothers, Benjamin and Joseph.[2] James, who had both Scottish and African ancestry, was born a slave, and became a successful carpenter after being freed, establishing his family's prominence in the state.[2]
He graduated from in Boston, Massachusetts in 1856[4] after which he taught in New York, and soon launched a newspaper, , in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Colored Citizen was oriented toward black soldiers in the American Civil War, and enjoyed strong Christian support.[5] He earned a law degree from the National University School of Law in 1873.[6] He served in several local government offices, and then served for 40 years as a Methodist minister.[7]
He published the book Mixed Races: Their Environment, Temperament, Heredity, and Phrenology in 1881.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.encyclopedia.com/african-american-focus/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sampson-john-patterson
- ^ Jump up to: a b c https://archive.org/details/risingsonorantec00browrich/page/514?q=%22John+Patterson+Sampson%22
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000541
- ^ https://archive.org/details/nationalcyclopae04newy/page/376?q=%22John+Patterson+Sampson%22
- ^ The Afro-American Press and Its Editors, Chapter 12
- ^ https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=jcs_speeches
- ^ https://www.archive.org/stream/outofbriarsauto00newt#page/n17/mode/2up
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