Early Life
Born to slaves in Hephzibah, Georgia on July 6, 1864, Gilbert split time between grammar school and doing manual labor. After finishing public school, he enrolled in the Atlanta Baptist Seminary. In 1884, he enrolled in the newly-opened Paine Institute (later known as Paine College). In 1886, he was given financial assistance in order to transfer into the junior class of Brown University.
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