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Silas Xavier Floyd
1869–1923
A teacher, minister, and journalist from Augusta, Georgia, he used his writing to encourage education, character, and racial uplift. His books and newspaper work made him an important voice in Black civic and religious life at the turn of the twentieth century.
4 Audiobooks
Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young Entertaining, Uplifting, Interesting
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
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
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, on October 2, 1869, Silas Xavier Floyd was an African American educator, Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He graduated as valedictorian from both Ware High School and Atlanta University, then returned home to build a career centered on teaching, preaching, and community leadership.
Floyd served Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta and worked in the public schools, while also writing and editing for local newspapers including the Augusta Sentinel and later the Augusta Chronicle. His work consistently emphasized moral education, self-improvement, and the importance of opportunity and dignity for Black Americans.
He also wrote books for young readers and biographies, including Floyd's Flowers and Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D. Today he is remembered as a steady, influential figure in Augusta's civic and cultural history, and as a writer who used plain, practical language to teach and inspire.