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The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough: An American Journey from Slavery to Scholarship (African American Life Series) by Michele Valerie Ronnick, William Sanders Scarborough, Henry Jr., Henry Gates is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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"If W.E.B Du Bois, the antecedent of today's black public intellectuals, himself has an antecedent, it is W. S. Scarborough, the black scholar's scholar." – Henry Louis Gates Jr. This illuminating autobiography traces Scarborough's path out of slavery in Macon, Georgia, to a prolific scholarly career that culminated with his presidency of Wilberforce University. Despite the racism he met as he struggled to establish a place in higher education for African Americans, Scarborough was an exemplary scholar, particularly in the field of classical studies. He was the first African American member of the Modern Language Association, a forty-four-year member of the American Philological Association, and a true champion of higher education. Scarborough advocated the reading, writing, and teaching of liberal arts at a time when illiteracy was rampant due to slavery's legacy, white supremacists were dismissing the intellectual capability of blacks, and Booker T. Washington was urging African Americans to focus on industrial skills and training. The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough is a valuable historical record of the life and work of a pioneer who helped formalize the intellectu
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- Author
- Michele Valerie Ronnick, William Sanders Scarborough, Henry Jr., Henry Gates
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780814332252
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
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