William H. Davis (educator)
| Ụdịekere | nwoke  |
|---|---|
| Mba o sị | Njikota Obodo Amerika |
| Aha enyere | William, H. |
| Aha ezinụlọ ya | Davis |
| Ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya | 27 Novemba 1848 |
| Ụbọchị ọnwụ ya | 24 Maachị 1938 |
| Ebe olili | Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Kọwara na URL | https://archive.wvculture.org/history/africanamericans/daviswilliamh02.html |
William H. Davis | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Davis, published in The Institute Monthly in 1911 | |
| Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | |
| Burial place | Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Educator and school administrator |
| Spouse | Hallie Ann Lewis |
| Children | 4 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch |  U.S. Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1863–1865 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 7th Independent Company (Union Light Guard), Ohio Volunteer Cavalry |
| Academic background | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | African-American schools in Tinkersville, West Virginia and Charleston, West Virginia |
| Notable students | |
William H. Davis (Ọnwa Nọvemba 27, afọ 1848 - ọnwa Maachị 24, afọ 1938) bụ onye nkuzi Amerịka na onye nchịkwa ụlọ akwụkwọ na steeti US nke West Virginia . Davis bụ onye nkuzi mbụ nke Booker T. Washington, ọ bụkwa onye mbụ na naanị onye Afrịka-Amerịka na-azọ ọkwa gọvanọ West Virginia, na-agba ọsọ maka ọfịs ahụ n'afọ 1888.
A mụrụ Davis na Columbus, Ohio, n'afọ 1848. Ọ gụrụ akwụkwọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ ọha na eze na Columbus na Chillicothe . Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ, ọ debanyere aha na 7th Independent Company nke Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, nke a maara dị ka Union Light Guard, na Union Army. Ndị otu Davis bụ ndị agha ịnyịnya nke na-eche Onye isi ala Abraham Lincoln nche ma nọrọ na Washington, D.C. n'oge Agha Obodo America. A chụpụrụ ya n'ụzọ nkwanye ùgwù n'afọ 1865 mgbe a wasịrị ya n'ihi ọrịa nke akụkụ mastoid nke ọkpụkpụ ya. Mgbe agha ahụ gasịrị, ọ rụrụ ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri n'etiti Gallipolis, Charleston, na Brownstown.
N'ọnwa Septemba nke afọ 1865, ọ malitere ịbanye na Reverend Lewis Rice na mpaghara Tinkersville nke Malden. Rice were Davis n'ọrụ dị ka onye nkuzi ụlọ akwụkwọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ Tinkersville nke onwe ya, na klas a na-eme n'ụlọ Rice na mbụ. Davis bụ onye nkuzi mbụ nke Booker T. Washington na ụlọ akwụkwọ Tinkersville. N'afọ 1871, e were Davis n'ọrụ ka ọ bụrụ onye isi ụlọ akwụkwọ ndị Afrịka-Amerịka nke Charleston. Davis jere ozi dị ka onye isi maka ngụkọta afọ 24 ma gaa n'ihu na-akụzi. Ọ lara ezumike nká na nkuzi n'afọ 1913, ebe ọ kụziri ihe afọ 47.
N'afọ 1888, ndị Colored Independent Party họpụtara Davis dị ka onye na-azọ ọkwa gọvanọ na ntuli aka nke afọ 1888. Òtù ahụ haziri na-emegide ndị Republican Party n'ihi na ọ jụrụ ịnakwere ndị Afrị̀ka-Amerịka na-atụ vootu na West Virginia ma kwado ka a kwụsị ịkpa ókè ụlọ akwụkwọ. Davis ghọrọ onye Afrịka-Amerịka mbụ a họpụtara dị ka onye na-azọ ọkwa gọvanọ West Virginia, ma As of 2022[update] bụ naanị onye Afrịka-Amerịka na-azọrọ ọkwa gọvanụ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke steeti ahụ. Mgbe a na-asọpụrụ Booker T. Washington na emume ncheta nke Mahadum Tuskegee n'afọ 1937, a kpọrọ Davis ma gaa dị ka onye ọbịa nsọpụrụ.
Mbido ndụ na agụmakwụkwọ
[dezie | dezie ebe o si]A mụrụ William H. Davis na Columbus, Ohio, n'ọnwa Nọvemba 27, afọ 1848. Nna Davis bụ onye na-akwado Underground Railroad, na-enye ebe mgbaba na nri maka ndị ohu na-agbapụ na Southern United States.[1][2] A zụlitere Davis na Columbus ma gụọ akwụkwọ na usoro ụlọ akwụkwọ ọha na eze ruo mgbe ọ dị afọ 13, mgbe ọ kwagara Chillicothe site n'afọ 1861 ruo afọ 1863 iji mụọ agụmakwụkwọ Bekee n'ụlọ akwụkwọ ọha na ala.[3][1][4][2] Ọ laghachiri Columbus n'oge mgbụsị akwụkwọ n'afọ 1863.[3][5]
Ndụ onwe onye
[dezie | dezie ebe o si]N'afọ 1869, Davis lụrụ Hallie Ann Lewis na Tinkersville.[1][6] Davis na nwunye ya nwere ụmụ nwanyị anọ: Mamie, Josephine, Inez, na Fannie.[7][8] N'oge ọnwụ ya n'afọ 1938, Davis nwere ụmụ ụmụ iri na asaa, ụmụ ụmụ iri abụọ, na ụmụ ụmụ isii.[7][8]
Davis sonyeere African Zion Baptist Church na Malden n'afọ 1866, wee bụrụ onye otu First Baptist Church dị na Charleston n'afọ 1872.[7][9] Ruo ọtụtụ afọ, Davis jere ozi dị ka odeakwụkwọ ego na ndekọ maka First Baptist Church.[7] Davis bụkwa onye otu Free and Accepted Masons, Blundon post nke Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), na Business and Professional Men's Club.[7]
- 1 2 3 Gregory. "A forgotten man: William Davis and his impact on West Virginia history", Charleston Gazette, February 19, 2011.Gregory, Kathryn (February 19, 2011). "A forgotten man: William Davis and his impact on West Virginia history". Charleston Gazette. Charleston, West Virginia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011.
- 1 2 Summers, George W.. "Booker T. Washington's First Teacher, 89, Resides in City", May 23, 1937, p. 11.
- 1 2 Woodson 1922, p. 46.
- ↑ Harlan 1971, pp. 63–85.
- ↑ Prillerman 1911a, p. 8.
- ↑ Marriage Record Detail: Wm. Davis and Hallie Lewis. West Virginia Vital Research Records. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved on January 29, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Death Claims Negro Leader", Charleston Daily Mail, March 25, 1938, p. 13. Retrieved on January 31, 2022.
- 1 2 "Educator Passes", Hinton Daily News, March 25, 1938, p. 8. Retrieved on January 30, 2022.
- ↑ "November 27, 1848: African-American Educator William H. Davis Born", West Virginia Public Broadcasting website, November 27, 2020. Retrieved on January 30, 2022.