Samuel DeWitt Proctor

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Samuel DeWitt Proctor was an influential American Baptist minister, educator, and civil rights leader who served as a prominent pastor and public intellectual in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Baptist minister
civil rights leader
educator
human
public intellectual
academicDegree Bachelor of Divinity
Doctor of Philosophy
advisorTo Peace Corps
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-07-13
dateOfDeath 1997-05-22
denomination National Baptist Convention USA Inc.
surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
educatedAt Crozer Theological Seminary
Virginia Union University
Yale University
employer North Carolina A&T State University
Rutgers University
Virginia Union University
familyName Proctor
gender male
givenName Samuel
honoredBy Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology
surface form: Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University
knownFor leadership in historically Black colleges and universities
mentoring African American clergy and leaders
progressive Christian theology
languageSpoken English
memberOf National Council of Churches
movement American civil rights movement
notableWork How Shall They Hear?
The Substance of Things Hoped For
We Have This Ministry
occupation author
minister
professor
university administrator
placeOfBirth Norfolk, Virginia
surface form: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath North Carolina
surface form: North Carolina, United States
positionHeld Martin Luther King Jr. Chair in Social Ethics at Rutgers University
associate director of the Peace Corps
pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church
president of North Carolina A&T State University
president of Virginia Union University
special adviser to the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity
religion Baptist
spouse Bessie Proctor
workedIn higher education administration

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Abyssinian Baptist Church notableLeader Samuel DeWitt Proctor