# John Rufus Gibson

> African-American pioneer educator, civil rights activist, and consul general to Liberia (1865–1948)

**Wikidata**: [Q135233875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135233875)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rufus-gibson


## References

1. [Source](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gibson-john-rufus)
2. [Source](https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:494689641$121i)
3. [Source](https://www.khou.com/article/life/people/our-story-our-history/john-rufus-gibson-first-black-principal-texas/285-7f784c25-32e1-4812-a172-c750253b1380)