Identifier: historyofamerica02incald (find matches)
Title: History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by A.B. Caldwell
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Caldwell, Arthur Bunyan, 1873- ed
Subjects: Negroes
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., A. B. Caldwell publishing co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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er and his mother, beforeher marriage, was Lettie Moody. His grandparents on hisfathers side were Richard and Julia Bryant and on hismothers side, Judge and Irene Moody. Young Bryant was an active, energetic youth. He attendedthe public school of Sparta and later went to school at Dublinand Macon. When ready for college he entered the AtlantaBaptist, now Morehouse, College and finished the course in1903. After that, he worked through the theological course atCentral City College, Macon, which he completed in 1906.Later, in recognition of his scholarship and accomplishments,the degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by the Universityof Indiana. This short story of his schooling indicates nothing of thestruggle which it cost him. Almost from the beginning itwas necessary for him to earn Ins own way as his parentswere not in position to help him, and, on account of theirprevious condition of servitude, did not even appreciate theadvantages of an education. He recalls that his father sent
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ALONZO WILLIAM BRYANT. GEORGIA EDITION 619 him to school only two days in his life, and it happened to betoo wet to plow on both those days. Young Alonzo, however,was not to be deterred. For awhile he worked at a dairy atnight, and went to school during the day. At another time,he worked with a night crew of a railroad and attendedschool and even after entering the ministry kept up Ids studiesin Atlanta. Apart from the Bible he has, since his student days, foundmost interesting and helpful in his reading the Harvard Clas-sics and the worlds great histories. He has traveled exten-sively throughout the United States, Cuba, and the Philippinesand has by observation added much to his stock of useful in-formation. Endowed with great natural capacity and physicalstrength, he has continued to work and study and lias wonfor himself a place of leadership in his denomination and race. His first pastorate was near Sparta, where he preached fortwo years. He was then called to the West Hunter Stre

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