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Edward Bouchet: The First African-american Doctorate

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Edward Bouchet: The First African-american Doctorate Synopsis

Edward A Bouchet was the first African-American to receive the doctorate in any field of knowledge in the United States and that area was physics. He was granted the degree in 1876 from Yale University making him at that time one of the few persons to hold the physics doctorate from an American university. Bouchet played a significant role in the education of African-Americans during the last quarter of the 19th century through his teaching and mentoring activities at the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one among a small number of African-Americans who achieved advanced training and education within decades of the American civil war. These people provided direction, leadership, and role models for what eventually became the civil/human rights movements. The year 2001 marks the 125th celebration of his receiving the doctorate degree. This book gives a summary of his life and career.

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ISBN: 9789810249090
Publication date: 6th February 2002
Author: Ronald E (Clark Atlanta Univ, Usa) Mickens
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 148 pages
Genres: Physics
Biography: general