Greene, Lorenzo J. (Lorenzo Johnston), 1899-1988

African American historian, educator, editor, and civil rights and social activist; d. 1988.

From the description of Papers, 1680-1988 (bulk 1933-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77585806

African American historian, educator, editor, and civil rights and social activist.

From the description of Lorenzo Johnston Greene papers, 1680-1988 (bulk 1933-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 498421132

Biographical Note

• 1899, Nov. 16: Born, Ansonia, Conn.
• 1924: B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C.
• 1926: M.A. in history, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1928 - 1933 : Field representative and research assistant to Carter G. Woodson, director, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Washington, D.C.
• 1930: Published with Carter G. Woodson The Negro Wage Earner (Washington, D.C.: Associated Publishers. 388 pp.)
• 1931: Published with Myra C. Callis The Employment of Negroes in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.: Associated Publishers. 89 pp.)
• 1933 - 1972 : Instructor and professor of history, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo.
• 1942: New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Ph.D. in history, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Published The Negro in Colonial New England, 1620-1776 (New York: Columbia University Press. 404 pp.) Married Thomasina Tally
• 1955: Chairman, program committee, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History annual meeting, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1947 - 1956 : Editor, Midwest Journal, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo.
• 1964: Chairman, program committee, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History annual meeting, Detroit, Mich.
• 1959 - 1961 : Chairman, SubCommittee on Education, Missouri Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
• 1965 - 1966 : President, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
• 1971: Honorary LH.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
• 1971 - 1972 : Director, Institute for Drop-Out Prevention and Teacher Orientation, Jefferson City, Mo.
• 1972 - 1974 : Director, Institute to Facilitate Desegregation in Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, Mo.
• 1980: Published with Antonio F. Holland and Gary Kremer Missouri's Black Heritage (St. Louis: Forum Press. 195 pp.)
• 1988, Jan. 24: Died, Jefferson City, Mo.
• 1988: Posthumous publication of Working with Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History, a Diary, 1928-30 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. 487 pp.)

From the guide to the Lorenzo Johnston Greene Papers, 1680-1988, (bulk 1933-1972), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)