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William Jernagin

1870–1958

United States

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Rev. William Henry Jernagin (October 13, 1869 – February 18, 1958) was an African-American Baptist pastor, an important figure in the civil rights movement (1896–1954), and Pan-African activist. The National Race Congress selected Jernagin to attend the Paris Peace Conference and the First Pan-African Congress in 1919.

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