January 13, 1989 Sterling Allen Brown, professor, poet, and literary critic, died. Brown was born May 1, 1901 in Washington D.C. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Williams College in 1922 and his Master of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1923. Brown began his teaching career at several universities […]
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Sterling Allen Brown – January 13th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 13, 2013 in African American History, Author, Education, January
Tags: educator, Harvard University, Howard University, poet, professor, Williams College
Rayford Whittingham Logan – January 7th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 7, 2013 in African American History, Education, January, Military
Tags: Army, Harvard University, Howard University, NAACP, Spingarn Medal, Williams College, World War II
January 7, 1897 Rayford Whittingham Logan, historian and Pan-African activist, was born in Washington, D. C. Logan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1917 and enlisted in the United States Army. In 1919, he requested and was granted a discharge because of his dissatisfaction with the treatment of African Americans. For […]
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