Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984

found: His Born to rebel, 1986, c1971:CIP t.p. (Benjamin E. Mays) p. 3 of galley (d. 1984) book, p. 1 (The 1900 US Census gives my birth date as August 1, 1894, and this date I accept)

found: NUCMC data from Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for His Interview, 1968 Jan. 26(MAYS, Benjamin E. (1895-1984); President emeritus, Morehouse College, Atlanta)

found: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Mays, Benjamin E.; Benjamin Elijah Mays; civil rights activist, educational institution official, theologian; born 01 August, 1894 in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States; master's degree, University of Chicago (1925); doctorate, University of Chicago School of Religion (1935); national student secretary of Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA); executive, World Council of Churches; teacher, South Carolina State College (1925); director, Tampa Urban League, Florida; dean, Howard University School of Religion (1934-1940); president, Morehouse College (1940-1967); gave the eulogy at Martin Luther King's funeral; president of Atlanta school board (1973); received more than twenty-five honorary degrees and countless citations; died 28 March, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States)