William sanders scarborough biography books

An important autobiography that reveals the story of William Sanders Scarborough who rose out of slavery to become a renowned classical philologist and African American icon.

"If W.E.B Du Bois, the antecedent of today's black public intellectuals, himself has an antecedent, it is W.

S. Scarborough, the black scholar's scholar." – Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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