Willis McGlascoe Carter

Willis McGlascoe Carter
Born(1852-09-03)September 3, 1852
Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1902(1902-03-23) (aged 49)
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place
Fairview Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
Alma materWayland Seminary
OccupationsEducator, newspaper editor, civil rights activist
Known forEditing the Staunton Tribune; civil rights activism; advocacy against the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901–1902
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Serena B. Johnson
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(m. 1888; death 1898)​
Children2

Willis McGlascoe Carter (September 3, 1852 – March 23, 1902) was an African-American educator, newspaper editor, and civil rights activist in Virginia. Born into slavery in Albemarle County, he became principal of the West End School in Staunton, edited the African American weekly newspaper the Staunton Tribune, and was a leading figure in Black Republican politics in western Virginia during the late nineteenth century. He helped organize opposition to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901–02, which disenfranchised most African American voters in the state. By the end of his life he was described by the Washington Bee as "one of the best known citizens of Virginia."[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Harding, Deborah. "Willis McGlascoe Carter (1852–1902)". Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Library of Virginia. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Harding, Deborah; Dictionary of Virginia Biography. "Willis M. Carter (1852–1902)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

Further reading

  • Heinrich, Robert, and Deborah Harding. From Slave to Statesman: The Life of Educator, Editor, and Civil Rights Activist Willis M. Carter of Virginia. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-8071-6265-1.
  • Rothera, Evan. Review of From Slave to Statesman by Heinrich and Harding. H-Florida, H-Net Reviews, October 2016.
  • Carter, Willis M. "A Sketch of My Life and Our Family Record." Manuscript, ca. 1890s. Willis M. Carter Collection, Accession 51546, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
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