John Chavis
John Chavis
John Chaviswas a free black educator and Presbyterian minister in the American South during the early 19th century. Born in Virginia, he fought for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He studied with John Witherspoon at the College of New Jersey and finished his studies at Liberty Hall Academy in Virginia, where he was ordained as a minister. Later while working in Raleigh, North Carolina, he established a private school that was highly regarded and attended by both...