Stephen Walter Rogers
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Stephen Walter Rogers | |||
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| Born | 1839 | ||
| Died | 1872 | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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Stephen Walter Rogers (1839 - 1872) was an influential preacher and editorialist in Louisiana. He was enslaved during his early life. He wrote about Abraham Lincoln[1] and published a book of hymns. Harper's Magazine described him as one of the most prominent pastors in New Orleans.[2]
He was freed in 1852.[3] He was a pastor at St. Thomas Church.[4]
While working as a valet in the area of Mobile, Alabama, he taught fellow slaves in a carriage house loft.[5]
References
- ↑ Yacovone, Donald (April 23, 2004). "Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War". Chicago Review Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Harper's Magazine". Harper's Magazine Foundation. April 23, 1866 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana Center for Louisiana (April 23, 2005). "The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series in Louisiana History". Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana – via Google Books.
- ↑ Martinez, Maurice (April 23, 1988). "The Black Experience in Louisiana: Survival of African Culture" – via Google Books.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=KWrxBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT271&lpg=PT271&dq=Stephen+Walter+Rogers&source=bl&ots=9n76x_VP15&sig=ACfU3U0JwaXblEnCO11duGCnrURLx2HQBg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFsYCV95XzAhVwTDABHQEoB9QQ6AF6BAgmEAM#v=onepage&q=Stephen%20Walter%20Rogers&f=false
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