Daniel J. Sanders

Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and newspaper publisher. He served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) in North Carolina and published a Presbyterian newspaper for African Americans. He was the first African-American president of a four-year college in the southern U.S.

Biography
Sanders was born a slave in Winnsboro, South Carolina on February 15, 1847. Sanders attended Brainerd Institute and was a tutor at the school. He then graduated from Western Theological Seminary.

He published the Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper, and served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) for 17 years. Upon his death The Charlotte Observer reported that his students had always been "well-behaved".