. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . ot wealthy. Dr. Nabrit is a substantial propertyowner, having acquired a good home. The record of his life andwork should be an inspiring one to the younger generation, andis one which it will be to their advantage to emulate; and thecoming years give promise of a yet larger usefulness. MAJOR WADE REDDICK REV. MAJOR WADE REDDICK, founder and presenthead of the Americus Institute, is recognized in his de-nomination and among the teaching profession as oneof the strong men of the race in Georgia. He has not, how-e
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . ot wealthy. Dr. Nabrit is a substantial propertyowner, having acquired a good home. The record of his life andwork should be an inspiring one to the younger generation, andis one which it will be to their advantage to emulate; and thecoming years give promise of a yet larger usefulness. MAJOR WADE REDDICK REV. MAJOR WADE REDDICK, founder and presenthead of the Americus Institute, is recognized in his de-nomination and among the teaching profession as oneof the strong men of the race in Georgia. He has not, how-ever, reached his present place of leadership without a strug-gle. He was born near Cuthbert on March 2, 1868. His parents-were James H. Reddick, a farmer, and Mary Ann paternal grandfather was a slave, though his maternalgrandfather was a white man. One of his great-grandfatherswas brought direct from Africa, and the other great-grand-father was an Indian, so that there flows in his veins the bloodof three races. Conditions were such just after the war in the Reddick. MAJOR WADE REDDICK. 666 HISTORY OF AMERICAN NEGRO home, that it was necessary for all hands to work. Major waskept on the farm and in the forest cutting ties, until he hadleached his twenty-first year. Up to that time he had goneto school only four months, and even after that time it wasnecessary for him to make his way, by means of his own earn-ings, through school. Having determined, however, to securean education, he laughed at obstacles which confronted him,and finally succeeded in completing the high school and col-lege courses at the Baptist (now Morehouse) College, Atlanta,from which he was graduated in May, 1897. The same insti-tution conferred upon him the degrees of A. B. and A. M. He taught school at Cuthbert and other points during hisvacations, while in college, and on the completion of the coursein 1897, founded the Americus Institute, under the auspices ofthe Southwestern Baptist Associat
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