# William H. Gibson

> William H. Gibson was an educator and community organizer in Louisville, Kentucky. He was one of the first African American teachers in that city, active before the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a civil servant after the American Civil War, and was subject to attacks by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1876 he founded the United Brothers of Friendship, a fraternal organization for African Americans.

*Educator and community organizer in Louisville, Kentucky.*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-h-gibson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1829
- **Died:** 1906-06-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William H. Gibson was an educator and community organizer in Louisville, Kentucky. He was one of the first African American teachers in that city, active before the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a civil servant after the American Civil War, and was subject to attacks by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1876 he founded the United Brothers of Friendship, a fraternal organization for African Americans.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 26.5

## Sources
- [William H. Gibson (educator)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Gibson_(educator))
- [ولیم ایچ گبسن (معلم)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%86_%DA%AF%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27824323)

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