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Silas Xavier Floyd
1869–1923
A pioneering voice in Augusta, Georgia, he built a life around teaching, preaching, and writing for his community. His work joined moral education with journalism and public leadership at a time when those roles carried unusual weight.
4 Audiobooks
Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young Entertaining, Uplifting, Interesting
by Silas Xavier Floyd
Floyd's Flowers; Or, Duty and Beauty for Colored Children Being One Hundred Short Stories Gleaned from the Storehouse of Human Knowledge and Experience: Simple, Amusing, Elevating
by Silas Xavier Floyd
Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D. ("The Black Spurgeon") Pastor Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York City
by Silas Xavier Floyd
A Sketch of Charles T. Walker, D.D., Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.
by Silas Xavier Floyd
About the author
Born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1869, Silas Xavier Floyd became known as an educator, Baptist minister, journalist, and author whose work centered on Black education and civic life. Sources agree that he studied at Atlanta University, where he graduated with high honors, and that he later returned to Augusta to serve his community through both the classroom and the pulpit.
Floyd taught in Augusta’s public schools and served as pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church. He also wrote and edited for local newspapers, including the Augusta Sentinel, and was associated with the Negro Press Association of Georgia. Across these roles, he was remembered as a public figure who used clear, practical writing and steady leadership to encourage learning, faith, and racial uplift.
He died on September 19, 1923. Today, he is recognized not only for his religious and educational work, but also for the way he connected them: as someone who believed books, schools, and the Black press could help strengthen both individual character and community life.