Thorpe, Earl E.
Variant namesClergyman, historian, and social activist.
From the description of Papers, 1942-1990 (bulk 1965-1982). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30803804
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1924, Nov. 9:
Born, Durham, NC -
1942:
Graduated from Hillside High School, Durham, NC -
1943 -1946 :Served in U.S. Army -
1946:
Married Martha Vivian Branch -
1948:
Received B.A. degree from North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University) -
1949:
Received M.A. degree from North Carolina College -
1951 -1953 :Held various teaching positions in St. Louis, MO; Normal, AL; and Baton Rouge, LA -
1953:
Received Ph.D. in history from Ohio State University -
1962:
Joined history department at North Carolina College -
1966:
Appointed chairman of the History Department at North Carolina College, previously served as acting chairman -
1972:
Visiting professor of Afro-American studies at Harvard University -
1976:
Ordained as minister -
1978:
Chaired the program committee for the 1979 meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH) -
1980:
President, ASALH -
1989, Jan. 20:
Died, Durham, NC
From the guide to the Earl E. Thorpe Papers, 1942-1990, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Thorpe, Earl E. The black man's burden ; Black resistance ; Black achievement and the central theme of Negro history : [three lectures] / Earl E. Thorpe. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Earl E. Thorpe Papers, 1942-1990 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Thorpe, Earl E. Papers, 1942-1990 (bulk 1965-1982). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| associatedWith | Alex Haley | person |
| associatedWith | Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | ASALH | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Durham People's Alliance | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edgemont Community Center | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Elder, Alphonso | person |
| associatedWith | Harvard University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Logan, Rayford | person |
| associatedWith | Mays, Benjamin | person |
| associatedWith | North Carolina Central University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina College | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Turner, Albert | person |
| associatedWith | Wheeler, John | person |
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| North Carolina--Durham |
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| Universities and colleges, Black |
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