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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel DeWitt Proctor canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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civil rights leader ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Divinity
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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.
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surface form:
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
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| educatedAt |
Crozer Theological Seminary
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Virginia Union University ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
North Carolina A&T State University
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Rutgers University ⓘ Virginia Union University ⓘ |
| familyName | Proctor ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
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Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University
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| knownFor |
leadership in historically Black colleges and universities
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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?
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The Substance of Things Hoped For ⓘ We Have This Ministry ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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minister ⓘ professor ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Norfolk, Virginia
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surface form:
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
North Carolina
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surface form:
North Carolina, United States
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| positionHeld |
Martin Luther King Jr. Chair in Social Ethics at Rutgers University
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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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