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...Alexander Crummell was born 3 March 1819 in New York City, and died on 10 September 1898 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. His father, Boston Crummell, was born in Sierra Leone and worked as an oysterman. His mother, Charity Hicks...

...Merriam, Alan Parkhurst Alan Parkhurst Merriam was born on 1 November 1923 in Missoula, Montana. He earned a BA in music from Montana State University in 1947, and an MM from Northwestern University in 1948. His attention turned...

...Garvey, Marcus Mosiah Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on 17 August 1887 in Saint Ann’s Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica. Marcus received the entirety of his formal education at a local elementary school. In 1901, at age fourteen, Garvey was forced...

...Kwame Anthony Akroma-Ampim Kusi Appiah was born in London, England, on 8 May 1954. He was raised in Ghana. He attended Clare College, Cambridge University, receiving three degrees in philosophy: the BA in 1975, the MA in 1980, and the PhD...

...Anton Wilhelm Amo was born c. 1700 in Axim in what today is Ghana. He was probably the first African and black professor of philosophy in Europe. The background to his journey to Europe can only be speculated on. It is certain only that Amo...