convinced of the iniquity of slavery, he freed his own slaves in 1818. Afterwards, for the rest of his life, Doak advocated immediate abolition. He was referred to as being "the apostle of learning and religion in the West." Legacy Three schools in Greene County are named for Samuel Doak: Doak Elementary School, located less than a mile away from his two-story home Chuckey-Doak Middle School, estimated at a mile away Chuckey-Doak High School, directly behind the middle school The Doak House Museum is a non-profit, educational institution, established as a museum in 1975. References Sprague, Annals of the American Pulpit, volume III (New York, 1857) Salem Presbyterian Church 1749 births 1830 deaths American educators American abolitionists American Presbyterian ministers Presbyterian abolitionists Princeton University alumni People from the State of Franklin People from Greeneville, Tennessee People from Greene County, Tennessee Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers Presbyterians from Tennessee Tusculum University Tusculum, Tennessee Greeneville, Tennessee