Reverend Dr. Thomas Nelson Baker

Philosopher Born Enslaved

AvLinda Batty

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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With an introduction from renowned philosopher of race George Yancy, this biography reveals the struggles and successes of Rev. Dr. Thomas Nelson Baker, the first known Black man to earn a doctoral degree in philosophy in the United States.Born enslaved in 1860 in Eastville, Virginia, Baker spent his youth and early manhood as a farm laborer. He built on what little education was available for freed Black Americans, enrolling at the Mount Hermon Boys’ School in Western Massachusetts, under the influence of internationally recognized evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody. He then studied at General Samuel Chapman Armstrong’s Hampton Agricultural & Normal School. After undergraduate studies at Boston University, he studied at Yale Divinity and at Yale University, finally earning his Ph.D. while serving as preacher at the 2nd Congregational Church of Pittsfield Massachusetts. From an enslaved child to a doctor of philosophy to a preacher, through his life and his numerous writings, Baker was an early advocate of the Black pride movement, a strong supporter of women’s suffrage, and an advocate of ecumenicalism. His biography is both a lesson in history and a source of inspiration for all those fighting against unjust societal norms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:483 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rowman & Littlefield
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538181126

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Biografier inom Biografier
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Linda Batty is a professional librarian who served as a faculty member at Northfield Mount Hermon preparatory school. Her previous publications include annual bibliographies for Lincoln Center’s Film Comment magazine and the American Film Institute’s American Film magazine.

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I first learned of Thomas Nelson Baker twenty-five years ago in our school archives. In my pantheon ever since, I assumed I knew him. Here instead, Linda Batty has recreated a living image: a towering intellectual bursting with humanity. That life I'd imagined now seems but a reflection on the wall of Plato’s cave.

Innehållsförteckning

AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction. Thomas Nelson Baker: Refusing Black Invisibility, George YancyChapter 1. Eastville, Northampton County, Eastern Shore, Virginia, 1860-1881Chapter 2. Hampton Agricultural and Normal School, Hampton, Virginia, 1881-1885Chapter 3. Dismal Swamp, Wallaceton, Virginia, 1885-1886Chapter 4. Mount Hermon Boys’ School, Gill, Massachusetts, 1886-1889Chapter 5. College of Liberal Arts, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. 1889-1893Chapter 6. Yale Divinity School, 1893-1897 and Yale University, 1897-1903Chapter 7. Lizzie BaytopChapter 8. Second Congregational Church, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1901-1910 Chapter 9. Second Congregational Church, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1910-1941ConclusionAcknowledgmentsWritings and Comments of Thomas Nelson BakerSelected BibliographyNotesIndexAbout the Author