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You Can't Keep a Good Man Down

Record #:
11469
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Abstract:
Dr. Richard Vann triumphed over adversity. Born on a Hertford County farm in 1851, he lost both his arms in a farming accident when he was twelve years old, yet went on to become one of the most prominent Baptist clergymen in the South. Among his accomplishments are the chaplaincy of Wake Forest College from 1883 to 1889, professor at Chowan Women's College, and from 1900 to 1915, president of the Baptist Female University (now Meredith College) in Raleigh.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 1 Issue 31, Dec 1933, p21-22, por