Green Lawn - Rev. James Poindexter
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Green Lawn - Rev. James Poindexter
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Green Lawn
Description
Rev. James Preston Poindexter became pastor of Second Baptist Church in 1858 after Second Baptist and the Anti-Slavery church merged. He joined the Underground Railroad shortly after coming to Columbus with his wife, Adella, in 1838. in 1880, he became the first African American elected to the Columbus City Council. In 1884, Poindexter was appointed to the Columbus Board of Education and was reelected four times.
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“Green Lawn - Rev. James Poindexter,” Teaching Columbus Historic Places, accessed February 15, 2025, https://teachingcolumbus.omeka.net/items/show/97.