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| birth_name = Eva Roberta Coles
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|1|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Charlottesville, Virginia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1902|12|8|1880|1|8|mf=y}}
| death_place = Palaballa, Congo Free State
| nationality = American
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| occupation = [[Educator]], [[Missionary]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Clinton Caldwell Boone|1901}}
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'''Eva Roberta Coles Boone''' (1880 - 1902) was an African-American educator and missionary who served in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]].
'''Eva Roberta Coles Boone''' (1880 - 1902) was an African-American educator and missionary who served in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Eva Roberta Coles was born January 8th, 1880, in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].<ref name="vuu">{{cite book|last1=Hylton|first1=Raymond Pierre|title=Virginia Union University|date=2014|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p9c8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=eva+roberta+coles+boone&source=bl&ots=cpJjq3DDiu&sig=UYVBCK4T2rBc1UIG3jc8XQw1s_g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRit7ljL7aAhXohlQKHZJ7BzYQ6AEIZTAQ#v=onepage&q=eva%20roberta%20coles%20boone&f=false|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="hbcu">{{cite web|last1=Culpepper|first1=Reginald|title=Eva Roberta Coles-Boone|url=http://hbcuconnect.com/content/25990/eva-roberta-coles-boone|website=HBCU Connect|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="eaar">{{cite book|last1=edited by Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward|title=Encyclopedia of African American Religions|publisher=Routledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fS0kAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT230&lpg=PT230&dq=eva+roberta+coles+boone&source=bl&ots=poUwXr6Idj&sig=Zfa7bmuo4HoG-8HjMQLDtabNHDA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBuOj_lL7aAhVDilQKHSc2Ctk4ChDoAQguMAE#v=onepage&q=eva%20roberta%20coles%20boone&f=false|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref> Coles attended [[Hartshorn Memorial College]], the first college in the world for women of color.<ref name="vuu" /><ref name="hbcu" /> She graduated in 1899. <ref name="hbcu" /> <ref name="vuu" />
Eva Roberta Coles was born January 8th, 1880, in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].<ref name="vuu">{{cite book|last1=Hylton|first1=Raymond Pierre|title=Virginia Union University|date=2014|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p9c8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=eva+roberta+coles+boone&source=bl&ots=cpJjq3DDiu&sig=UYVBCK4T2rBc1UIG3jc8XQw1s_g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRit7ljL7aAhXohlQKHZJ7BzYQ6AEIZTAQ#v=onepage&q=eva%20roberta%20coles%20boone&f=false|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="hbcu">{{cite web|last1=Culpepper|first1=Reginald|title=Eva Roberta Coles-Boone|url=http://hbcuconnect.com/content/25990/eva-roberta-coles-boone|website=HBCU Connect|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="eaar">{{cite book|last1=edited by Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward|title=Encyclopedia of African American Religions|publisher=Routledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fS0kAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT230&lpg=PT230&dq=eva+roberta+coles+boone&source=bl&ots=poUwXr6Idj&sig=Zfa7bmuo4HoG-8HjMQLDtabNHDA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBuOj_lL7aAhVDilQKHSc2Ctk4ChDoAQguMAE#v=onepage&q=eva%20roberta%20coles%20boone&f=false|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref> Coles attended [[Hartshorn Memorial College]], the first college in the world for women of color.<ref name="vuu" /><ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="African American Registry">{{cite web |title=Eva Boone, a dedicated teacher |url=https://aaregistry.org/story/eva-boone-a-dedicated-teacher/ |website=African American Registry |accessdate=6 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She graduated in 1899. <ref name="hbcu" /> <ref name="vuu" />


==Career and family==
==Career and family==
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After graduation, Coles returned to Charlottesville to teach. <ref name="vuu" /><ref name="hbcu" /> In 1901, Coles married [[Clinton Caldwell Boone]]<ref name="vuu" />, who had attended seminary at [[Virginia Union University]], located a block north of Hartshorn. <ref name="hbcu" /> Boone and her husband received an appointment to the mission field, supported by the [[American Baptist Missionary Union]] and the [[Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention]]. <ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="eaar" /> They arrived at the Palabala station in the Katanga province of the Congo on May 24, 1901.<ref>{{Cite book|title=African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community, Volume 1|last=edited by Vaughn J. Walston, Robert J. Stevens|first=|publisher=William Carey Library Publishers|year=2003|isbn=978-0878086092|location=|pages=42}}</ref> At this time, it was unusual and controversial for people of color to be offered opportunities to serve in Africa.<ref name="rogersdiss">{{cite book|last1=Rogers|first1=Jaye|title=“Ye Are All One Missionaries in the Congo and the Dynamics o f Race and Gender, 1890-1925|date=2006|publisher=Dissertation, Union Institute and University|location=Cincinnati, Ohio}}</ref> In the Congo village of Palabala, she taught [[kindergarten]]<ref name="rtd">{{cite web|last1=Perkins|first1=Claude Grandford|title=Virginia Union’s First 150 Years: A bridge to intellectual freedom and equality|url=http://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/virginia-union-s-first-years-a-bridge-to-intellectual-freedom/article_2e6c6a09-0830-5c1b-81a5-5e3ba748a89f.html|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="eaar" />, administered medical treatment, and organized a [[sewing circle]] for the women of the village.<ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="eaar" /> The organization of the sewing circle was difficult due to cultural [[Taboo|taboos]] against women sewing, but she was able to draw about 40 participants. <ref name="eaar" /> The women of the village welcomed her presence, calling her "Mama Bunu."<ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="vuu" />
After graduation, Coles returned to Charlottesville to teach. <ref name="vuu" /><ref name="hbcu" /> In 1901, Coles married [[Clinton Caldwell Boone]]<ref name="vuu" />, who had attended seminary at [[Virginia Union University]], located a block north of Hartshorn. <ref name="hbcu" /> Boone and her husband received an appointment to the mission field, supported by the [[American Baptist Missionary Union]] and the [[Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention]]. <ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="eaar" /> They arrived at the Palabala station in the Katanga province of the Congo on May 24, 1901.<ref>{{Cite book|title=African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community, Volume 1|last=edited by Vaughn J. Walston, Robert J. Stevens|first=|publisher=William Carey Library Publishers|year=2003|isbn=978-0878086092|location=|pages=42}}</ref> At this time, it was unusual and controversial for people of color to be offered opportunities to serve in Africa.<ref name="rogersdiss">{{cite book|last1=Rogers|first1=Jaye|title=“Ye Are All One Missionaries in the Congo and the Dynamics o f Race and Gender, 1890-1925|date=2006|publisher=Dissertation, Union Institute and University|location=Cincinnati, Ohio}}</ref> In the Congo village of Palabala, she taught [[kindergarten]]<ref name="rtd">{{cite web|last1=Perkins|first1=Claude Grandford|title=Virginia Union’s First 150 Years: A bridge to intellectual freedom and equality|url=http://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/virginia-union-s-first-years-a-bridge-to-intellectual-freedom/article_2e6c6a09-0830-5c1b-81a5-5e3ba748a89f.html|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="eaar" />, administered medical treatment, and organized a [[sewing circle]] for the women of the village.<ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="eaar" /> The organization of the sewing circle was difficult due to cultural [[Taboo|taboos]] against women sewing, but she was able to draw about 40 participants. <ref name="eaar" /> The women of the village welcomed her presence, calling her "Mama Bunu."<ref name="hbcu" /><ref name="vuu" />


Coles died December 8, 1902 of a venomous bite.<ref name="rtd" /><ref name="hbcu" />
Coles died a venomous bite December 8, 1902 of in Palaballa, [[Congo Free State]] (now part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo).<ref name="rtd" /><ref name="hbcu" />


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:08, 6 February 2019

Eva Roberta Coles Boone
Born
Eva Roberta Coles

(1880-01-08)January 8, 1880
Charlottesville, Virginia
DiedDecember 8, 1902(1902-12-08) (aged 22)
Palaballa, Congo Free State
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Educator, Missionary
Spouse
Clinton Caldwell Boone
​
​
(m. 1901)​

Eva Roberta Coles Boone (1880 - 1902) was an African-American educator and missionary who served in the Congo.

Early life

Eva Roberta Coles was born January 8th, 1880, in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1][2][3] Coles attended Hartshorn Memorial College, the first college in the world for women of color.[1][2][4] She graduated in 1899. [2] [1]

Career and family

After graduation, Coles returned to Charlottesville to teach. [1][2] In 1901, Coles married Clinton Caldwell Boone[1], who had attended seminary at Virginia Union University, located a block north of Hartshorn. [2] Boone and her husband received an appointment to the mission field, supported by the American Baptist Missionary Union and the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention. [2][3] They arrived at the Palabala station in the Katanga province of the Congo on May 24, 1901.[5] At this time, it was unusual and controversial for people of color to be offered opportunities to serve in Africa.[6] In the Congo village of Palabala, she taught kindergarten[7][3], administered medical treatment, and organized a sewing circle for the women of the village.[2][3] The organization of the sewing circle was difficult due to cultural taboos against women sewing, but she was able to draw about 40 participants. [3] The women of the village welcomed her presence, calling her "Mama Bunu."[2][1]

Coles died a venomous bite December 8, 1902 of in Palaballa, Congo Free State (now part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[7][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hylton, Raymond Pierre (2014). Virginia Union University. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Culpepper, Reginald. "Eva Roberta Coles-Boone". HBCU Connect. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e edited by Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward. Encyclopedia of African American Religions. Routledge. Retrieved 16 April 2018. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Eva Boone, a dedicated teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ edited by Vaughn J. Walston, Robert J. Stevens (2003). African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community, Volume 1. William Carey Library Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 978-0878086092. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Rogers, Jaye (2006). “Ye Are All One Missionaries in the Congo and the Dynamics o f Race and Gender, 1890-1925. Cincinnati, Ohio: Dissertation, Union Institute and University.
  7. ^ a b Perkins, Claude Grandford. "Virginia Union's First 150 Years: A bridge to intellectual freedom and equality". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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