Stephen Walter Rogers

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Stephen Walter Rogers (1839–1872) was an African-American preacher, activist, writer, and editorialist.^[1]^[2] He was historically influential in Louisiana and Alabama; and was one of the people holding civil disobedience against the anti-education laws of the time.^[3]

Biography

Stephen Walter Rogers was enslaved during his early life.^[1] Rogers was freed on May 18, 1852.^[4]^[5] While working as a valet in the area of Mobile, Alabama, Rogers taught fellow slaves to read in a carriage house loft.^[3]

He wrote about Abraham Lincoln, and published a book of hymns.^[1] He was a pastor at St. Thomas Church in New Orleans.^[6] Harper's Magazine described him as one of the most prominent pastors in New Orleans in 1866.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Yacovone, Donald (April 23, 2004). Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781556525216.
^ Louisiana's Black Heritage. Louisiana State Museum. 1979. p. 112.
^ ^a ^b Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015-04-08). Civil Disobedience: An Encyclopedic History of Dissidence in the United States. Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-317-47440-1.
^ Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana Center for Louisiana (April 23, 2005). "The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series in Louisiana History". Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana – via Google Books.
^ Meier, Howard N. (1982). Southern Black Leaders of the Reconstruction Era. University of Illinois Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-252-00929-7.
^ Martinez, Maurice (April 23, 1988). "The Black Experience in Louisiana: Survival of African Culture". p. 27 – via Google Books.
^ "Education of The Colored Population in Louisiana". Harper's Magazine, Volume 33. Making of America Project. Harper's Magazine Company. April 23, 1866. p. 249.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[:0-1] Yacovone, Donald (April 23, 2004). Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781556525216.

[2] Louisiana's Black Heritage. Louisiana State Museum. 1979. p. 112.

[:1-3] Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015-04-08). Civil Disobedience: An Encyclopedic History of Dissidence in the United States. Routledge. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-317-47440-1.

[4] Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana Center for Louisiana (April 23, 2005). "The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series in Louisiana History". Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana – via Google Books.

[5] Meier, Howard N. (1982). Southern Black Leaders of the Reconstruction Era. University of Illinois Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-252-00929-7.

[6] Martinez, Maurice (April 23, 1988). "The Black Experience in Louisiana: Survival of African Culture". p. 27 – via Google Books.

[7] "Education of The Colored Population in Louisiana". Harper's Magazine, Volume 33. Making of America Project. Harper's Magazine Company. April 23, 1866. p. 249.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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