William Sanders Scarborough

Professor, Author

1852 – 1926

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Who was William Sanders Scarborough?

William Sanders Scarborough is generally thought to be the first African-American classical scholar. Scarborough served as president of Wilberforce University between 1908 and 1920 after having been born into slavery. He wrote a popular university textbook in Classical Greek that was widely used in the 19th century.

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Born
Feb 16, 1852
Macon
Also known as
  • W. S. Scarborough
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Oberlin College
Lived in
  • Macon
Died
Sep 9, 1926

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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