Lightfoot Solomon Michaux | |
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_LCCN2016872559_(cropped).png) Michaux in 1937 | |
| Born | November 7, 1885 |
| Died | October 20, 1968 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Pleasant Shade Cemetery |
| Spouse | Mary Eliza Pauline (m. 1906) |
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (November 7, 1885 – October 20, 1968) was an African-American evangelist. Michaux was an early pioneer in radio and television evangelism, an innovative real estate developer, F.B.I. provocateur, an astute businessman, a newspaper publisher, and a restaurateur. He founded seven East Coast Church of God congregations. He was also the founder of the National Memorial to the Progress of the Colored Race in America, an 1100-acre farm on the James River in James City County, Virginia.