Historians
Lawrence Dunbar Reddick (1910-1995)
During his life historian Lawrence Dunbar Reddick used his scholarly expertise to fight for civil rights. Born in Jacksonville, Florida,...
Monroe Nathan Work (1866-1945)
Monroe Nathan Work, a leading early 20th Century sociologist, was born on August 15, 1866 to his ex-slave parents in...
Luther Porter Jackson (1892-1950)
Image Ownership: Public Domain Luther Porter Jackson was a leading teacher, historian, and active voice of the history of African...
John Mason Brewer (1896-1975)
Born in Goliad, Texas on March 24, 1896, John Mason Brewer became one of the twentieth century’s premier African American...
W. Sherman Savage (1890-1981)
Born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on March 7, 1890, William Sherman Savage was forced to withdraw from primary...
Alrutheus Ambush Taylor (1893-1955)
Fisk University Franklin Library’s Special Collections A[lrutheus] A[mbush] Taylor, historian, was born in Washington D.C. where he also went through...
William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965)
Historian and anthropologist, William Leo Hansberry began his college education at Atlanta University, but (at the urging of W.E.B. DuBois)...
