 Peter Thomas Stanford February 21, 1858 May 20, 1909 akanga ari mufundisi worudzidziso weAfrica wokuAmerica uye munyori, akaberekerwa muuranda pedyo neHampton, Virginia. Varanda vake vakamuita nherera pashure pokunge vatengesa vabereki vake vose vari vaviri kune mamwe mapurazi asati asvitsa makore mashanu okukura. Somwana asina baba, sezvingabvira akagara kwenguva pfupi pakati pePamunkey Native American Tribe pamberi peFreedmens Bureau yakamutumira kuti agamuchirwe nemhuri yevarungu muBoston muna 1866. Mhuri yake yokurera yakamubata zvisina kufanira. Somunhu aifamba asingazivikanwi mubhokisi remazimbe rechitima muna 1871 zvichida aine makore 13 kana 14, Stanford akazvibudisa mumusungo uyu ndokusvika kurusununguko muNew York City. Mukufamba kwoupenyu hwake, akava munhu ane pesvedzero yapashure peBellummurwiri wokurwisana nouranda, munyori, uye muyamuri muAmerica, Canada, neEngland. 