Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College

by Katherine Reynolds Chaddock

Book Overview

Almost forgotten until his papers were discovered in a Chicago attic, Richard Greener was a pioneer who broke educational and professional barriers for black citizens. He was also a man caught between worlds.

Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922) was a renowned black activist and scholar. In 1870, he was the first black graduate of Harvard College. During Reconstruction, he was the first black faculty member at a southern white college,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421423294
• ISBN13: 9781421423296
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"