Atticus Greene Haygood (1839–1896) was an American

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of the

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. He edited the

Wesleyan Christian Advocate The ''Wesleyan Christian Advocate'' (WCA) was a Methodist publication in Georgia. Preceded by the ''Southern Christian Advocate, WCA'' was first published in 1878 after relocating to Charleston, South Carolina. Atticus Greene Haygood Atti ...

, served as president of Emory College, and wrote several publications.

Biography

Atticus Greene Haygood was born in

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on November 19, 1839, and graduated at Emory College in 1859. He entered the ministry where he edited the Sunday-school publications of the Southern branch of the church. He edited the ''

'' (1878–82), served as president of Emory (1876–1884), and was a General Agent of the

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, which assisted educational institutions for African Americans following

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. Haygood declined an election as Bishop of the

, in 1882; but he accepted another election in 1890. Rev. T. H. Tyson established a newspaper for African Americans in Oklahoma in 1890 called ''Our Brother in Black'', after one of Haygood's texts. Perhaps his most enduring legacy comes from his famous "New South" sermon, preached on Thanksgiving Day in Old Church, Oxford Georgia. During the bitterness and hardships following the Civil War, Haygood called for a "New South," emphasizing "Let us stand by what is good and make it better if we can." Published in written form, Haygood's sermon text found a wide audience throughout the country, including in the North. One prominent New York businessman, George Seney, was so moved by Haygood's message that he donated money to Emory College, facilitating the construction of Seney Hall, one of Emory University's most historic buildings. Atticus Greene Haygood died in

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on January 19, 1896. Haygood Hall, a dormitory at Oxford College of Emory University, is named for him. The neighboring

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is Haygood Memorial of Atlanta, named for Bishop A. G. Haygood. He is also the namesake of the Haygood Seminary, a former CME Church seminary in

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Works

* ''Our children'' (1876) * ''Our Brother in Black; his freedom and his future'' (1881) * ''Speeches and Sermons'' (1884) * ''Pleas for Progress'' (1889) * ''Jackknife and Brambles'' (1893) * ''The Monk and the Prince'' (1895) *"The black shadow in the South" *"Agriculture, immigration, and the negro" (1896)

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Emory History: President Haygood
at Archive.org *
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University
Atticus G. Haygood family papers, 1861-1952Haygood family genealogical collection

Haygood Memorial
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