Title

J. M. Gregory, 1887. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

J. M. Gregory, 1887. James Monroe Gregory, African-American civil rights activist and professor of Latin and Dean at Howard University. During the American Civil War, he worked for the education and aid of escaped slaves. Gregory founded the American Association of Educators of Colored Youth, and published a biography of Frederick Douglass. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A03_264

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Keywords

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