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Harris, Abram Lincoln, Jr.
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Harris, Abram, Jr.
Source: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century
Word Count: 1063 Includes: Bibliography(b. 17 January 1899; d. 6 November 1963), political economist, economic historian and theorist, and social critic. Abram Lincoln Harris Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia; his father was a butcher and his mother a schoolteacher, and both parents were strong advocates of education and encouraged him in his pursuit of higher education. Harris earned his BS in economics and anthropology from Virginia Union in 1922 and two years later received an MA in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. Harris's thesis at Pittsburgh focused on the African American working class. Concern with the plight of African American workers remained a vital part of Harris's research agenda for most of his career. This interest is best exemplified in his seminal book The Black Worker; the Negro and the Labor Movement ...
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Source: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition
Word Count: 1244 Includes: Bibliography1899–1963
African American economist, author, and educator Abram Lincoln Harris, Jr., was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Abram Lincoln Harris, a butcher, and Mary Elizabeth Lee, both descendants of slaves freed before the Civil War. After completing his secondary education in the public schools of Richmond, Harris enrolled at Virginia Union University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1922. In 1924 he received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh.Harris then joined the faculty of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (later West Virginia State College), where he taught economics. He remained there until 1925, at which time he began a short stint as executive secretary of the Urban League in Minneapolis. Also in that year, Harris married Callie Ellen McGuinn ...
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Source: African American National Biography
Word Count: 1176 Includes: Further Reading | Obituaries:(17 Jan. 1899–16 Nov. 1963), economist, author, and educator, was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Abram Lincoln Harris, a butcher, and Mary Elizabeth Lee, both descendants of slaves freed before the Civil War. After completing his secondary education in the public schools of Richmond, Harris enrolled at Virginia Union University, where he earned a BS in 1922. In 1924 he received an MA from the University of Pittsburgh.Harris then joined the faculty of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (later West Virginia State College), where he taught economics. He remained there until 1925, at which time he began a short stint as executive secretary of the Urban League in Minneapolis. Also in that year, Harris married Callie Ellen McGuinn; they had no children and divorced in 1955. After his1926 ...
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