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Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1930, Fisk became the first historically black institution to gain accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges ...
1953. first African-American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics; former Chair, mathematics department at Spelman College. John Hope Franklin. 1935. historian, professor, scholar, author of landmark text From Slavery to Freedom. Victor O. Frazer. United States House of Representatives (1995–1997) Alonzo Fulgham.
Charles S. Johnson. Charles Spurgeon Johnson (July 24, 1893 – October 27, 1956) was an American sociologist and college administrator, the first black president of historically black Fisk University, and a lifelong advocate for racial equality and the advancement of civil rights for African Americans and all ethnic minorities. He preferred to ...
Fisk University President Agenia Walker Clark is photographed in front of Cravath Hall at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Walker Clark's office is on the third floor ...
Photo courtesy University of Maryland Art Gallery, used with permission. David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931 – April 1, 2020) was an American artist, scholar and curator recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. [1][2] In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world's leading authorities on ...
James Raymond Lawson was born on January 15, 1915, in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] His father, Daniel LaMont Lawson, was a Fisk alumnus, Fisk Jubilee Singer and an academic dean at Simmons College. [1][2] Lawson attended Fisk University, where he conducted research in the field of infrared spectroscopy under the mentorship of Elmer S. Imes. [2] He ...
January 2, 1985. The Carnegie Library is a historic building on the Fisk University campus in Nashville, Tennessee. The cornerstone was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. [2] It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided a number of academic libraries, as well as many public Carnegie libraries.
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. (July 12, 1947 – June 16, 2020) was an American historian and academic administrator. He was the dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences and professor of history at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the chairman of the Tennessee Historical ...