. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . one is able to achieve the degree of suc-cess which after years of struggle has finally crowned the ef-forts of Dr. Sessoms. He was born at Harrellsville, N. C, January 28. 1879, son ofHenry E. Sessoms, a farmer, and Mary Jane (Mitchell) grandparents were Tony and Hager Sessoms and Squire andRebecca Giles. Tony Sessoms early life was spent in and Rebecca Giles were freeborn. On April 11, 1907, Dr. Sessoms was married to Miss MinnieJanet Moore, daughter of Alfred and Mary A. Moore, of K
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . one is able to achieve the degree of suc-cess which after years of struggle has finally crowned the ef-forts of Dr. Sessoms. He was born at Harrellsville, N. C, January 28. 1879, son ofHenry E. Sessoms, a farmer, and Mary Jane (Mitchell) grandparents were Tony and Hager Sessoms and Squire andRebecca Giles. Tony Sessoms early life was spent in and Rebecca Giles were freeborn. On April 11, 1907, Dr. Sessoms was married to Miss MinnieJanet Moore, daughter of Alfred and Mary A. Moore, of Kel-ford, N. C. She was a teacher before her marriage. Dr. andMrs. Sessoms have one daughter, Madie Douglas Sessoms. His educational training first begun in the public school atHarrellsville, N. C, was later continued at Roanolce CollegiateInstitute, at Elizabeth City; Rich Square Academy, and ShawUniversity, all in North Carolina. His parents were very poor,but managed to send him to the public school and two vears to #t;-:,-<T?**? i MJfT f;?JI! FRED DOUGLASS SESSOMS. 648 HISTORY OF AMERICAN NEGRO Roanoke Collegiate Institute; but about the time for him to en-ter the third year, his father told him that on account of thefinancial depression then prevailing (in the early nineties) liewould not be able to render further assistance; so the boyworked around in the neighborhood, and by Christmas had savedup twelve dollars. The first of January, he took this money andleft home for school. He gave the money to the principal, tell-ing him that it was all he had, but he wanted to remain in schooluntil it closed, and did not know what he would do when themoney was out. The principal was so impressed with his ear-nestness that he arranged for young Sessoms to assist in teach-ing to pay part of his expenses, crediting him for the rest. Fromthis on, he taught during vacations in the rural districts, andcontinued his schooling until he was graduated from RichSquare Academy. He then
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