J. Pius Barbour
Josephus Pius Barbour (June 8, 1894 - January 5, 1974) was an American Baptist pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania who served as an executive director of the National Baptist Association and editor of the National Baptist Voice publication. He was the first African American to graduate from Crozer Theological Seminary in 1937, and later mentored a teenaged Martin Luther King Jr., when King was a student there.
Josephus Pius Barbour | |
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| Born | June 8, 1894 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1974 (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Baptist Church, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, executive director of the National Baptist Association, editor of the National Baptist Voice publication |
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