A. E. Perkins Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Professor
Archie Ebenezer Perkins
Birth Date:	21 June 1879
Education:	Alcorn University

Archie Ebenezer Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946) was an African American teacher, principal, and author in Mississippi and Louisiana who wrote about subjects related to Black people in the United States. He wrote for periodicals and had several books published.

Perkins was born and raised in Smithdale, Mississippi. He graduated from Alcorn University (now Alcorn State University) near Lorman, Mississippi;^[1] he received a Master's degree from New Orleans University; and an LLD degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio. He was principal of the Danneel Negro School.^{[2] [3]} He arranged for musical performances at Danneel Elementary.^[4]

Legacy

In 1953, Perkins Primary School, a newly constructed school for African Americans in Biloxi, Mississippi, was named after him.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Writings

• Negro Spirituals from the Far South (1922)^[8]
• A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-Holding^[9]
• Who's Who in Colored Louisiana (1930), editor^[10]
• Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA (1932)^[11]
• Genealogy of the Perkins Family (1944)^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: May 25, 1946 . Alcorn Alumni To Meet at College May 26 . 2024-07-06 . The Mississippi Enterprise . 1 . Newspapers.com.
2. Obituary via Findagrave
3. Book: Lemco, Amy . Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast . 2023-09-11 . Univ. Press of Mississippi . 978-1-4968-4717-1 . en.
4. Book: Kennedy, Al . Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans . 20 October 2005 . Scarecrow Press . 9781461657460.
5. News: 1953-07-29 . New Colored School Will Be After Dr. Perkins . 7 . Sun Herald . 2023-11-07.
6. Book: The Biloxi Schools – 1924-2001 . Biloxi Schools 1950-1959.
7. Book: Lemco, Amy . Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast . 2023-09-11 . Univ. Press of Mississippi . 978-1-4968-4717-1 . en.
8. Book: Negro Spirituals from the Far South . 1922 . Columbia Univ., Department of Anthropology .
9. Book: A Resumé of Negro Congressmen's Office-holding . 1944 . A.E. and J.E. Perkins .
10. Web site: Who's who in colored Louisiana, 1930;. Archie Ebenezer . Perkins. November 6, 1930. Baton Rouge, La., Douglas Loan Co. Internet Archive.
11. Book: Riddles from Negro School-children in New Orleans, LA . 1922 . Perkins . Archie Ebenezer .
12. Book: The Perkins Family . 1944 . Perkins . Archie Ebenezer .