A. E. Perkins
Professor Archie Ebenezer Perkins | |
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| Born | June 21, 1879 |
| Education | Alcorn University |
| Website | April 19, 1946 (aged 66) |
Archie Ebenezer Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946) was an African American teacher, principal, and author in Mississippi and Louisiana who wrote about subjects related to Black people in the United States.[1] He wrote for periodicals and had several books published.
Perkins was born and raised in Smithdale, Mississippi.[citation needed] He graduated from Alcorn University (now Alcorn State University) near Lorman, Mississippi;[2] he received a Master's degree from New Orleans University; and an LLD degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio. He was principal of the Danneel Negro School.[3][4] He arranged for musical performances at Danneel Elementary.[5]
Legacy
[edit]In 1953, Perkins Primary School, a newly constructed school for African Americans in Biloxi, Mississippi, was named after him.[6][7][1]
Writings
[edit]- Negro Spirituals from the Far South (1922)[8]
- A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-Holding[9]
- Who's Who in Colored Louisiana (1930), editor[10]
- Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA (1932)[11]
- Genealogy of the Perkins Family (1944)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
- ^ "Alcorn Alumni To Meet at College May 26". The Mississippi Enterprise. May 25, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Obituary via Findagrave
- ^ Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
- ^ Kennedy, Al (20 October 2005). Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461657460.
- ^ "New Colored School Will Be After Dr. Perkins". Sun Herald. 1953-07-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Biloxi Schools 1950-1959". The Biloxi Schools – 1924-2001 (PDF).
- ^ Negro Spirituals from the Far South. Columbia Univ., Department of Anthropology. 1922.
- ^ A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-holding. A.E. and J.E. Perkins. 1944.
- ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (November 6, 1930). "Who's who in colored Louisiana, 1930;". Baton Rouge, La., Douglas Loan Co – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1922). Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA.
- ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1944). The Perkins Family.
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