1. Orishatukeh Faduma was a British Guiana-born Nigerian-American Christian missionary and educator, who was an advocate for African culture.
15 Facts About Orishatukeh Faduma
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Orishatukeh Faduma contributed to laying the foundation for the future development of African studies.
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Orishatukeh Faduma's parents were on the verge of being sold as slaves to the United States when the British navy recaptured them in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Orishatukeh Faduma's family moved to Sierra Leone when he was seven years old.
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Orishatukeh Faduma was baptized thereafter and given the Christian name "William James Davis" by which he was known until 1887 when he changed it to his native Yoruba name "Orishatukeh Faduma".
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Orishatukeh Faduma attended the Christian schools at the time; Methodist Boys High School.
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Orishatukeh Faduma was the first African student to enrol at Yale Divinity School after obtaining a scholarship of $400 at the time to study philosophy and religion.
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Orishatukeh Faduma lived in the United States thereafter and became a naturalized US Citizen in 1902.
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Orishatukeh Faduma was affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church as a minister.
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In 1892, Orishatukeh Faduma served on the Advisory Council on African Ethnology at the World's Exposition in Chicago.
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In 1924, Orishatukeh Faduma returned to the United States and remained teaching until 1939.
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Orishatukeh Faduma was assistant principal and instructor in Latin, ancient and modern history and English Literature at Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain.
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Orishatukeh Faduma made it compulsory for women to acquire sewing and culinary skills prior to graduation.
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In 1923, Orishatukeh Faduma was assigned to teach at the Virginia Theological Seminary and College, Lynchburg.
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Orishatukeh Faduma died in 1946 and was buried in High Point, North Carolina.