Minister, educator and journalist. He along with Richard C. Coulter (a former slave) founded Augusta Theological Institute (1867), which later became Morehouse College in Atlanta. White was born to a white planter and a mulatto slave. Light skinned and blue eyed, he could have easily "passed" but chose to live as a black man. He championed Republican Party causes.
(Bio shared by Curtis Jackson)
Buried April 21, 1913;
Age 80 years 3 months 23 days.
(Bio shared by Curtis Jackson)
Buried April 21, 1913;
Age 80 years 3 months 23 days.
Minister, educator and journalist. He along with Richard C. Coulter (a former slave) founded Augusta Theological Institute (1867), which later became Morehouse College in Atlanta. White was born to a white planter and a mulatto slave. Light skinned and blue eyed, he could have easily "passed" but chose to live as a black man. He championed Republican Party causes.
(Bio shared by Curtis Jackson)
Buried April 21, 1913;
Age 80 years 3 months 23 days.
(Bio shared by Curtis Jackson)
Buried April 21, 1913;
Age 80 years 3 months 23 days.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM J. WHITE, D.D.,
BORN
DEC. 25, 1832
PASTOR OF HARMONY
BAPTIST CHURCH.
EDITOR OF THE
GEORGIA BAPTIST
ENTERED INTO REST
APRIL 17, 1913.
THEIR LIVES WERE FILLED WITH GOOD DEEDS,
AND LOVING, SELF-SACRIFICING SERVICE.
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