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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 intellectual tradition of the
black scholar. Michele Valerie Ronnick contextualizes Scarborough?s
narrative through extensive notes and by exploring a wide variety
of sources such as census records, church registries, period
newspapers, and military and university records. This book is
indispensable to anyone interested in the history of intellectual
endeavor in America, Africana studies and classical studies, in
particular, as well as those familiar with the associations and
institutions that welcomed and valued Scarborough.
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