Archie Ebenezer Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946) was an
African American
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teacher, principal, and author in
Mississippi
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and
Louisiana
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who wrote about subjects related to Black people in the United States.
He wrote for periodicals and had several books published.
Perkins was born and raised in
Smithdale, Mississippi
Smithdale is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Amite County, Mississippi, Amite County, Mississippi, United States. Smithdale is approximately south-southwest of Auburn, Mississippi, Auburn on Mississippi Highway 570 an ...
. He graduated from
Alcorn University (now Alcorn State University) near
Lorman, Mississippi
Lorman is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. Lorman is approximately north of Fayette, near Highway 61 on Mississippi Highway 552.
Lorman is the nearest community to Alcorn State University ...
; he received a
Master's degree
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from
New Orleans University
New Orleans University was a historically black college that operated between 1869 and 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was founded by Freedmen's Aid Society and the Methodist Episcopal Church. It merged with Straight College in ...
; and an
LLD degree from
Wilberforce University
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in
Ohio
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. He was principal of the
Danneel Negro School. He arranged for musical performances at Danneel Elementary.
Legacy
In 1953, Perkins Primary School, a newly constructed school for African Americans in
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...
, was named after him.
Writings
*''Negro Spirituals from the Far South'' (1922)
*''A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-Holding''
*''Who's Who in Colored Louisiana'' (1930), editor
*''Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA'' (1932)
*''Genealogy of the Perkins Family'' (1944)
References
1879 births
1946 deaths
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20th-century African-American educators