The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Molefi Kete Asante

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Molefi Kete Asante

5/23/2012

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2012.104

African american studies professor Molefi Kete Asante (1942 - ) developed the theory of Afrocentricity. He also founded the first Ph.D. degree program in African American studies at Temple University. Asante was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/23/2012, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 46m 45s

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Asante, Molefi Kete, 1942-

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Professor, founder, and author Molefi Kete Asante was born on August 14, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia to Arthur Lee and Lillie B. Wilkson-Smith. He is the fourth of sixteen children. At the age of eleven, Asante attended Nashville Christian Institute, a religious boarding school for black students. At the age of eighteen, Asante embarked upon his journey to study African history and culture. He attended Southwestern Christian College where he obtained his A.A. degree in l962, and later graduated fr...