Silas Xavier Floyd | |
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 Silas Xavier Floyd in 1920 | |
| Born | 1869 |
| Died | September 19, 1923 (aged 53–54)[a] Augusta, Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, preacher, journalist |
| Political party | Republican |
Silas Xavier Floyd (1869 – September 19, 1923) was an African-American educator, preacher, and journalist. Active in Augusta, Georgia, he was a writer and editor at the Augusta Sentinel and later wrote for the Augusta Chronicle. In 1892 he co-founded the Negro Press Association of Georgia. He was pastor at Augusta's Tabernacle Baptist Church and was a prominent agent of the International Sunday School Convention. He was also a public school principal and an officer of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools.
- ^ "Rev. Silas Xavius Floyd, School Teacher, Preacher, Author, Dead at Augusta". New York Age. Augusta, Georgia. September 29, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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