John Chavis
Deceased Person
1763 – 1838
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Who was John Chavis?
John Chavis was a free black educator and Presbyterian minister in the American South during the early 19th century. Born in Virginia, he fought for the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War. He studied with John Witherspoon at the College of New Jersey and finished his studies at Liberty Hall Academy in Virginia, where he was ordained as a minister. Later while working in Raleigh, North Carolina, he established a private school that was highly regarded and attended by both white and black students
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- Born
- 1763
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Washington and Lee University
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Died
- 1838
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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