John Hope (1868–1936) was an influential African American educator and civil rights leader, born in Augusta, Georgia. He became the first Black president of Morehouse College in 1906 and later the first Black president of Atlanta University, where he helped expand graduate education for Black students. A strong advocate for liberal arts education, Hope promoted full intellectual and civic equality for African Americans during the Jim Crow era. He was also active in early civil rights efforts, including the Niagara Movement and the NAACP, and was widely recognized as a leading figure in Black higher education in the early twentieth century.