William H. Day | |
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 Day c. 1870 | |
| Born | William Howard Day October 16, 1825 New York City, US |
| Died | December 3, 1900 (aged 75) |
| Burial place | Lincoln Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
| Education | Oberlin College |
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| Children | 1 |
William Howard Day (October 16, 1825 – December 3, 1900) was a black abolitionist, editor, educator and minister. After his father died when he was four, Day went to live with J. P. Williston and his wife who ensured that he received a good education and learned the printer's trade. He received his bachelor's and master's degree from Oberlin College. He was a printer and newspaper editor. He fought for civil rights of African Americans a number of ways, as a journalist, teacher, and leader of the Freedmen's Bureau. He was an orator, making a speech to 10,000 newly emancipated people on what biographer Todd Mealy called the first march on Washington.