John Fox Slater

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John Fox Slater was a 19th-century American philanthropist best known for his substantial endowments supporting the education of formerly enslaved African Americans in the post–Civil War South.

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instanceOf American philanthropist
human
areaOfInfluence education policy for African Americans in the South
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicFocusOfPhilanthropy African Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Slater NERFINISHED
focusOfPhilanthropy education
post–Civil War Reconstruction era
givenName John NERFINISHED
historicalContext Reconstruction era NERFINISHED
post–Civil War United States
knownFor substantial charitable endowments
supporting schools for freedmen
legacy long-term funding for African American educational institutions
model for later educational philanthropies in the United States
middleName Fox NERFINISHED
name John Fox Slater NERFINISHED
notableFor endowments for education of formerly enslaved people in the American South
philanthropy in support of African American education
occupation philanthropist
philanthropicBeneficiaries formerly enslaved African Americans
placeOfActivity American South NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
timePeriod 19th century

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Slater Memorial Museum namedAfter John Fox Slater