- Russell L Adams
Russell L. Adams (born
13 August ,1930 ), a prolific writer, professor, and is the Chairman of theAfro-American Studies Department atHoward University ,Washington, D.C. Adams was born on August 13, 1930 in
Baltimore ,Maryland to James Russell and Lilly B. (Ponder) Adams. He received his elementary and high school education inQuitman , Georgia. He received his B.A. degree atMorehouse College ,Atlanta in 1952, a M.A. degree at theUniversity of Chicago in 1954, and later a Ph.D. in 1971.In 1965, Adams worked as an assistant professor and chair department of political science at the
North Carolina Central University inDurham ,North Carolina . In 1969, Adams became an associate professor at theUniversity of the District of Columbia . In 1971, Adams was hired as chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies atHoward University .Throughout his work, Adams focused on the emergence of the
Afro-American Studies as an academic field in addition to his long interest in cultural and curriculum diversity. Adams has published and edited several books, numerous articles, and collections. He is the author of the popular biographical reference book "Great Negroes Past and Present" (1963), “leading American Negroes”, a series of film strips for which he received the George Washington Honor Medal (1966), and "The Pursuit of Power in Black America in the Nineteenth Century: A Study of the Emergence of Black Politically Oriented Voluntarism" (1971).Dr. Adams is a member of many political science and history organizations including National Conference of Black Political scientists, National Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He is also a popular speaker who has lectured at many universities throughout the
United States ,Caribbean ,Europe ,Israel , andSouth Africa .Dr. Russell L. Adams is married to Eleanor McCurine and has two children, Sabrina and Russell Lowell Adams. He lives with his wife Eleanor and son Russell Lowell Adams in
Suitland ,Maryland .References
*"Contemporary Authors Online", Gale, 2002.
* [http://www.coas.howard.edu/afroamerican/faculty_adams.html] The Department of Afro-American studies: Dr. Russell L. Adams from "College of Art and Science, Howard University".
* [http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=414] Russell L. Adams Biography from "The History Makers".
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