Draft:A. E. Perkins
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Archie Ebenezer Perkins and Archie Perkins should link here
Archie Ebenezer Perkins (June 21, 1879–April 19, 1946) was a teacher, principal and author in Mississippi and Louisiana who wrote about subjects related to African Americans. He wrote for periodicals and had several books published.
He was a native of Smithdale, Mississippi. He graduated from Alcorn University, received an MA from New Orleans University, and an LLD from Wilberforce University in Ohio. He was principal of the Danneel Negro School.[1][2]
In 1953 Perkins Primary School, a new school for African Americans in Biloxi, Mississippi, was named after him.[3][4][5]
He arranged for musical performances at Danneel Elementary.[6]
Writings[edit]
- Negro Spirituals from the Far South (1922)[7]
- A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-Holding[8]
- Who's Who in Colored Louisiana (1930), editor[9]
- Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA (1932)[10]
- Genealogy of the Perkins Family (1944)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Obituary via Findagrave
- ^ Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
- ^ "New Colored School Will Be After Dr. Perkins". Sun Herald. 1953-07-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ https://www.biloxischools.net/cms/lib07/MS01910473/Centricity/Domain/94/1950s.pdf
- ^ Lemco, Amy (2023-09-11). Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-4717-1.
- ^ Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans. Scarecrow Press. 20 October 2005. ISBN 9781461657460.
- ^ Negro Spirituals from the Far South. Columbia Univ., Department of Anthropology. 1922.
- ^ A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-holding. A.E. and J.E. Perkins. 1944.
- ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1879-) (November 6, 1930). "Who's who in colored Louisiana, 1930;". Baton Rouge, La., Douglas Loan Co – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1922). Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA.
- ^ Perkins, Archie Ebenezer (1944). The Perkins Family.
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