Leslie Hurt
Leslie Hurt received his Associate degree in Human Services from Vance- Granville Community College in 2004. He received his BA in Sociology from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 2008. He is completing his Master’s in Sociology at NCCU where he is a graduate assistant. His focus areas of study are Race and Ethnic studies, African American History and Social Movements. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology honor society Leslie completed research for his Master’s thesis on the life and works of renowned sociologist, Dr. Joseph Himes, in 2011 and is currently on the adjunct faculty at North Carolina Central University. One of his major goals is to obtain his PhD and shed light on the vast contributions African Americans have made to the field of Sociology.
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Joseph Sandy Himes, Jr. (1908-1992)
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Helen Grey Edmonds (1911-1995)
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Felton Grandison Clark (1903-1970)
Educator Felton Grandison Clark was born October 13, 1903 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was the son of Joseph Samuel...
C. Eric Lincoln (1924-2000)
Educator and Sociologist Charles Eric Lincoln was born June 23, 1924 in Athens, Alabama. After he was abandoned by his...
Benjamin F. Payton (1932-2016)
Image Courtesy of the New York Amsterdam News (Fair Use) Former Tuskegee University president Benjamin Franklin Payton was born in...
