Isaac Harold Anderson (1834 – 1906) was a slave owned by his father who became a wealthy businessman, grocer,[1] politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the U.S. state of Georgia.[2] Anderson was elected to the state senate, but as a registrar he was deemed ineligible. Other legislators with African American heritage were kicked out of the Georgia Assembly after the 1868 election (Original 33) before a court ruling reversed the decision in 1870. Anderson was also a founding member and leader in the CME church and helped support the establishment of Lane College where he served as Vice President.

He was born in Fort Valley, Georgia. He was married twice. His second wife was Louise Byrd Anderson.[3]

He published the Christian Index for the C.M.E. out of his Anderson Building.[4][5] In 1960, the Anderson Building was used to organize sit ins by Lane College students at segregated Woolworths and McLellans lunch counters.[6] Anderson Chapel in Holly Springs, Mississippi is named for him.

References

  1. ↑ "The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers". West Tennessee Historical Society. 11 September 1981 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Reidy, Joseph P. (9 November 2000). From Slavery to Agrarian Capitalism in the Cotton Plantation South: Central Georgia, 1800-1880. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807864067 – via page 204.
  3. ↑ Harvard College Class of 1911 (11 September 2018). "Harvard College Class of 1911 Decennial Report". Four Seas Company – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ McBride, Calvin (1 August 2007). Walking Into a New Spirituality:chronicl. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595462575 – via Google Books.
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  6. ↑ "The Sit-ins - October 1960 - Civil Rights - A Jackson Sun Special Report". Orig.jacksonsun.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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