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Abram Lincoln Harris
Abram Lincoln Harris | |
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| Born | January 17, 1899 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1963 (aged 64) Dale, Texas, U.S. |
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| Spouse | 2 |
| Children | 1 |
Abram Lincoln Harris Jr. (January 17, 1899 – November 6, 1963) was an American economist, academic, anthropologist and a social critic of the condition of black people in the United States.[1] He was considered by many as the first African American to achieve prominence in the field of economics. He was also known for his heavy influence on black radical and neo-conservative thought in the United States.[2] As an economist, Harris is most famous for his 1931 collaboration with political scientist Sterling Spero to produce a study on African-American labor history titled The Black Worker and his 1936 work The Negro as Capitalist, in which he criticized black businessmen for not promoting interracial trade.[1] He headed the economics department at Howard University from 1936 to 1945, and was a professor at the University of Chicago from 1945 until his death.[3] As a social critic, Harris took an active radical stance on racial relations by examining historical black involvement in the workplace, and suggested that African Americans needed to take more action in race relations.[2]
- ^ a b "Abram Lincoln Harris, Jr. Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
- ^ a b "Abram Harris applied economics and race". The African American Registry. Archived from the original on August 29, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
- ^ "Abram Lincoln Harris Profile". Columbia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
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