Mary McLeod Bethune papers, 1928-1943.
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Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council for Negro Women in 1935, established the organization's flagship journal Aframerican Women's Journal, and resided as president or leader for myriad African American women's organizations including the National Association for Colored Women and the National Youth Administration'...
Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956
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Sociologist, race relations expert, author, lecturer, teacher, and college administration; first African American president of Fisk University (1946-1956). From the description of Charles Spurgeon Johnson records, 1858-1956. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970119 First black president of Fisk University, elected Oct. 1946, inaugurated Nov. 1947; served until 1956; Head of Dept. of Social Science, Fisk University, 1928-1947; sociologist, race relations expert, author...
Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990
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Anna Arnold Hedgeman (1899-1990) spent more than six decades working in the fields of interfaith and civil rights organizing, government service, and urban affairs. The author of two memoirs, The Trumpet Sounds (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964) and The Gift of Chaos (Oxford, 1977), Hedgeman was a pioneer in opening civil service and political jobs to African-American women. Raised in Minnesota, Hedgeman was the first African-American graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul. From 1924 to 1...
Haynes, George Edmund, 1880-1960
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First African American graduate, New York School of Social Work; first African American Ph.D. recipient, Columbia University; co-founder and first executive director of the National Urban League; organized the Department of Social Science at Fisk University; and author. From the description of George Edmund Haynes papers, 1909-1922. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972575 Sociologist, leader in religious programs and social work education for blacks. From...
