- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- George Foster Pierce
- Date of Original:
- 1811/1884
- Subject:
- Methodists--Georgia
Methodist Church--Clergy
Bishops--Georgia
Religious leaders--Georgia
College presidents--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta
Pierce, George F. (George Foster), 1811-1884 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- George Foster Pierce, a Methodist minister and native of Greene County, served as the president of both Georgia Female College and Emory College before his 1854 election as bishop. A supporter of the Confederacy during the Civil War, Pierce defended the ownership of enslaved people by church leaders, an issue which created a breach between northern and southern Methodists.
Image of a photograph of George Foster Pierce, a Methodist minister and native of Greene County, Georgia. Pierce served as the president of both Georgia Female College and Emory College before his 1854 election as bishop. A supporter of the Confederacy during the Civil War, Pierce defended the ownership of slaves by church leaders, an issue which created a breach between northern and southern Methodists. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/george-foster-pierce-1811-1884/m-5525/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Moore Methodist Museum
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/george-foster-pierce-1811-1884
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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