Calvin C. Hernton
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Calvin Coolidge Hernton was an American
sociologist, poet
and author
.
He was born in Chattanooga Tennessee
, USA on 28 April 1932. He studied at Talladega College
and Fisk University
. He subsequently came to London
and worked with the Institute of Phenomenalogical Stduies. He was a Professor of African-American Studies at Oberlin College
. He retired in 1999 and, according to Black Biography (Answers.com) and Contemporary Authors Online (Gale Research), he died on 1 October 2001. Some sources (Oxford Companion to African American Literature, Contemporary Authors Online) give his birth year as 1934. Curiously, other sources listed within the Oxford Companion to African American Literature give his birth year as June 23, 1933. The inconsistency appears to result from a typo found in the original text of Sex and Racism in America which listed the incorrect birthday for the author.
United States
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sociologist, poet
Poet
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and author
Author
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.
He was born in Chattanooga Tennessee
Tennessee
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, USA on 28 April 1932. He studied at Talladega College
Talladega College
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and Fisk University
Fisk University
Fisk University is an historically black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. The world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers started as a group of students who performed to earn enough money to save the school at a critical time of financial shortages. They toured to raise funds to...
. He subsequently came to London
London
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and worked with the Institute of Phenomenalogical Stduies. He was a Professor of African-American Studies at Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
. He retired in 1999 and, according to Black Biography (Answers.com) and Contemporary Authors Online (Gale Research), he died on 1 October 2001. Some sources (Oxford Companion to African American Literature, Contemporary Authors Online) give his birth year as 1934. Curiously, other sources listed within the Oxford Companion to African American Literature give his birth year as June 23, 1933. The inconsistency appears to result from a typo found in the original text of Sex and Racism in America which listed the incorrect birthday for the author.