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Article: John Henrik Clarke, 83, Black Studies Pioneer, Distinguished Scholar, Dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
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- August 3, 1998
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John Henrik Clarke, a pioneer in African and African-American studies and history professor who did extensive research in every African country except South Africa, recently died of a heart attack at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. He was 83.
Clarke, a native of Union Springs, AL, was a professor emeritus at Hunter College in New York, where he taught from 1968 to 1985. He established Black Studies programs at Hunter as well as at Cornell University.
The Black studies advocate's storied career included authoring and editing several books. Clarke wrote six books and edited and ...