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William H McAlpine (1847 - 1905)

Rev William H (Bill) McAlpine
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 58 [location unknown]
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Bill McAlpine is Notable.

William H. McAlpine was a Baptist minister and educator in Alabama. He was a founder and the second president of Selma University.[1]

William McAlpine was born into slavery in 1847.

  • listed as Bill, a boy, $450 in the estate of Robert McAlpine[2]
  • Oct 1855, listed as boy William $500[2]
  • Rev. WH McAlpine - fought to open a Baptist school for blacks which later became Selma University[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: William H. McAlpine
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gates, H.L., wr. "We Come From People." African American Lives 2 Episode 3. PBS. 13 Feb 2008
  3. ↑ Gates, H.L., wr. "A Way Out of No Way." African American Lives 2 Episode 3. PBS. 6 Feb 2008




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