James Solomon Russell

Biography

James Solomon Russell (20 December 1857 – 28 March 1935), born enslaved in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, shortly before the American Civil War, was an Episcopal priest and educator. He founded Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School, which later became Saint Paul's College, a historically black college in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He declined two elections to become bishop in order to continue serving as the college's director.

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