- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lucius Holsey
- Date of Original:
- 1842/1920
- Subject:
- Bishops--Georgia--Augusta
Clergy--Georgia--Augusta
African American clergy--Georgia--Augusta
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
African American bishops--Georgia--Augusta
Religious leaders--Georgia--Augusta
African American religious leaders--Georgia--Augusta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Augusta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Augusta
Social reformers--Georgia--Augusta
African American social reformers--Georgia--Augusta
African American authors--Georgia--Augusta
Men--Georgia--Augusta
African American men--Georgia--Augusta
Authors, American--Georgia--Augusta - People:
- Holsey, Lucius Henry, Bishop, 1842-1920
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- As bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Lucius Holsey oversaw the growth of the denomination in his native state of Georgia. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Paine Institute (later Paine College), which opened in Augusta in 1884.
Photograph of Bishop Lucius Holsey. Wearing a suit, he faces forward. As bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Lucius Holsey oversaw the growth of the denomination in his native state of Georgia. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Paine Institute (later Paine College), which opened in Augusta in 1884. Holsey continued to influence the black community as racial diplomat and bishop of the CME Church until his death in Atlanta, Georgia in 1920. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/paine-college/m-1900/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Mathew B. Brady. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/lucius-holsey-1842-1920
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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