Daniel Alexander Payne, a key leader in African American religious and educational life, was born on this day. He became the first Black president of a college in the United States—Wilberforce University—and one of the earliest bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Payne was a staunch advocate for education and played a pivotal role in shaping the AME Church’s commitment to learning and literacy.
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