- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- William Decker Johnson
- Date of Original:
- 1869/1936
- Subject:
- Bishops--Georgia--Webster County
Clergy--Georgia--Webster County
African American clergy--Georgia--Webster County
African American bishops--Georgia--Webster County
African American Methodists--Georgia--Webster County
Men--Georgia--Webster County
African American men--Georgia--Webster County - People:
- Johnson, William Decker, 1869-1936
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Webster County, 32.04665, -84.55105
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/png
- Description:
- In the late 1920s William Decker Johnson, the bishop of five midwestern states in the African American Methodist Episcopal Church, founded the Johnson Home Industrial School as a private African American college, which later became a grammar and high school in Webster County.
Image of a sketch of William Decker Johnson. In the late 1920s William Decker Johnson, the bishop of five midwestern states in the African American Methodist Episcopal Church, founded the Johnson Home Industrial School as a private African American college, which later became a grammar and high school in Webster County. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/webster-county/m-3515/
- Rights Holder:
- From Afro-American Encyclopaedia, by J. T. Haley
From the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/webster-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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