United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981839/1896Atticus G. Haygood, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, rose to national prominence around 1880 with a Thanksgiving speech and a book extolling the contributions of African Americans since emancipation. Haygood served as president of Emory College in Oxford from 1875 until 1884.Photograph of Atticus G. Haygood, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He wears eyeglasses and has a long white beard. He faces left. Haygood rose to national prominence around 1880 with a Thanksgiving speech and a book extolling the contributions of African Americans since emancipation. Haygood served as president of Emory College in Oxford from 1875 until 1884.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/atticus-g-haygood-1839-1896Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/atticus-g-haygood-1839-1896Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCollege presidents--Georgia--AtlantaEmory College--PresidentsMethodist Church--ClergyMethodist Church--BishopsEditors--Georgia--AtlantaClergy--Georgia--AtlantaEducators--Georgia--AtlantaAuthors, American--Georgia--AtlantaHaygood, Atticus G. (Atticus Greene), 1839-1896Atticus G. HaygoodStillImage