George Baker
Also known as: Father Divine
1876 – 1965
American

Evangelist. He moved from the South to New York City where he founded the first Peace Mission settlement. His followers lived together, espoused racial tolerance, and lived simply and strictly without sex, alcohol, tobacco, or cosmetics.

Contemporaries
1902–1987Carl Rogers
1929–1968Martin Luther King, Jr.
1842–1910William James
1859–1952John Dewey
1897–1980Dorothy Day
1857–1938Clarence Darrow
1907–1964Rachel Carson
1835–1919Andrew Carnegie
1837–1921John Burroughs
1821–1912Clara Barton
1820–1906Susan B. Anthony
1860–1935Jane Addams