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St. Clair Drake

John Gibbs St. Clair Drake, known simply as St. Clair Drake, was an American urban sociologist and anthropologist whose scholarship and activism focused on the racism and racial tensions of the mid-twentieth century. Born in Virginia in 1911, he first studied biology at Hampton Institute, then completed a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Chicago. Drake then became one of the first Black faculty members at Roosevelt University. After working there for 23 years, he left to found the African and African American Studies program at Stanford University. -thoughtco

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American sociologist and anthropologist

Born 1911
Died 1990

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  • Cover of: Black metropolis: A study of Negro life in northern city

    First published in 1945 23 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition blackmetropolist00drak Cover of edition blackmetropolis0000rich Cover of edition blackmetropoliss0000drak_t9d8 Cover of edition bwb_W7-ACW-758 Cover of edition blackmetropoliss0000drak_l6r2
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  • Cover of: Black Metropolis: Volume II

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  • Cover of: Black Metropolis: Volume I

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  • Cover of: Black folk here and there: an essay in history and anthropology

    First published in 1987 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The redemption of Africa and Black religion.

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  • Cover of: social and economic status of the negro in the United States.

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  • Cover of: Being Somebody and Black Besides: An Untold Memoir of Midcentury Black Life

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  • Cover of: The American dream and the Negro: 100 years of freedom?

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  • Cover of: Our urban poor: promises to keep and miles to go

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  • Cover of: Race relations in a time of rapid social change: report of a survey.

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  • Cover of: Value systems, social structure and race relations in the British Isles.

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  • Cover of: Churches and voluntary associations in the Chicago Negro community: by St. Clair Drake

    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: St. Clair Drake collection of Africana

    First published in 1900 1 edition in 3 languages
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American sociologist and anthropologist

Born 1911
Died 1990
Subjects
African Americans, Blacks, History, Religion, Black race, Economic conditions, Negers, Noirs américains, Social conditions, AFRO-DESCENDENTES (CONDICÕES SOCIAIS), Africa, religion, African American lawyers, African americans, economic conditions, African americans, folklore, African americans, history, African americans, illinois, chicago, African americans, social conditions, African newspapers, Afro americanos, Afro-Americans, Biography, Black people, Ch B.1241109, Ch B.12439, Ch B.131023
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United States, Africa, African Americans, Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Nile River Valley
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June 23, 2024 Edited by laurenbr1 viaf, links, bio
June 8, 2023 Edited by bookaccount6981 Edited without comment.
June 8, 2023 Edited by bookaccount6981 Added new photo
May 29, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import