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NABRIT, ANN (mother) and SAM YOUNG had a son, known by these 3 names: JAMES YOUNG, JAMES NABRIT YOUNG and JAMES MADISONNABRI YOUNG, born 23 July 1930 in DETROIT WAYN, Michigan, who had Social Security number 379-26-5955, and died in September 1978.
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NABRIT, AUGUSTA G who made her home in Knox County, Tennessee, U.S.A. died 9 January 1952 in Knox County, Tennessee, U.S.A. at age 71 (born during the year that ended 9 January 1881).
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NABRIT, BARBARA A (mother) and HARVARD W STEPHENS had a son, known by these 2 names: HARVARD C STEPHENS and HARVARD CLARENCE STEPHENS, born 23 August 1977 in NEW YORK CIT, New York, who had Social Security number 415-57-2657, and died 3 July 1997.
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NABRIT, CECELIA ANTOINETTE, also known as CECELIA N ADKINS, CECELIA NABRIT ADKINS and CECELIA M ADKINS, was born 3 September 1923 in ATLANTA FULT, Georgia, daughter of JAMES M WALNUT (father) and AUGUSTA G WEST, was assigned Social Security number 409-46-3745 (indicating Tennessee), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 2 January 2007, while residing in Zip Code 37219.
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NABRIT, CHARLSIE (mother) and THOMAS COOK had a son, known by these 2 names: EUGENE COOK and EUGENE HERBERT COOK, born 13 December 1915 in AUGUSTA RICH, Georgia, who had Social Security number 717-05-7996, and died in February 1987.
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NABRIT, CLARK (Social Security number 258-03-5383) was born 28 April 1895, entered military service 18 July 1918, was released 26 November 1918, and died 19 October 1976. Click the SOURCE FILE link to learn how to get the whole record! How cool is that?
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NABRIT, CLARK (father) and ANNIE CLARK had a daughter, HELEN NABRIT LEE, born 1 December 1895 in ATLANTA, Georgia, who had Social Security number 284-09-0661.
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NABRIT, CLARK (father) and LOUISE MADISON had a daughter, known by these 3 names: ROSALYN CROOKE, ROSA LEE NABRIT VANBUREN and ROSA LEE NABRIT, born 13 April 1926 in DETROIT WAYN, Michigan, who had Social Security number 378-26-0867, and died 15 January 2001, while residing in Zip Code 48238-2019.
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NABRIT, CLARK was born 28 April 1895, received Social Security number 258-03-5383 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died October 1976
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NABRIT, CONSTANCE was born 20 September 1903, received Social Security number 259-48-8024 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died January 1984
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NABRIT, DAMON PRINCETON PENN and TANIKA NICOLE WHITFIELD obtained Franklin County, Ohio, U.S.A. marriage license number 1006441 on 27 September 2010 and had their wedding ceremony on 9 October 2010.
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NABRIT, DENNIS C was born 14 July 1886 in ATLANTA, Georgia, was assigned Social Security number 285-05-1237, and is in the NUMIDENT public file of deceased persons. The Social Security field office at FEDERAL BLDG CLEVELAND 14 OH received the claim 25 March 1948.
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NABRIT, ELIJAH (Social Security number 377-20-0034) was born 29 March 1924, entered the United States Army 8 March 1943, was released 12 December 1945, and he died 5 September 1986. Click the SOURCE FILE link to learn how to get the whole record! How cool is that?
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NABRIT, ELIJAH was born 29 March 1924, received Social Security number 377-20-0034 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died September 1986
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NABRIT, HENRY (father) and WILMA MAZYCK had a son, known by these 2 names: RONALD L NABRIT and RONALD LEE NABRIT, born 13 August 1954 in ATLANTA FULT, Georgia, who had Social Security number 256-94-4933, and died 15 February 1996, while residing in Zip Code 30291-2417.
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NABRIT, HENRY C who made his home in Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. died 9 June 2003 in Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.A. at age 87 (born during the year that ended 9 June 1916).
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NABRIT, HENRY C, also known as HENRY CLARKE NABRIT, was born 11 July 1915 in AUGUSTA, Georgia, son of J M NABRIT (father) and A G WEST, was assigned Social Security number 260-18-2541 (indicating Georgia), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 9 June 2003, while residing in Zip Code 37211-6963.
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NABRIT, HENRY CLARKE, also known as HENRY C NABRIT, was born 11 July 1915 in AUGUSTA, Georgia, son of J M NABRIT (father) and A G WEST, was assigned Social Security number 260-18-2541 (indicating Georgia), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 9 June 2003, while residing in Zip Code 37211-6963.
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NABRIT, IDA BEN, also known as IDA B LOUDER, IDA BENN LOUDER, IDA BELLE LOUDER, IDA BENN NABRIT and IDA BELLE BENN, was born 7 March 1916 in MADISON, Georgia, daughter of BOYKIN BENN (father) and IDA RIVERS, was assigned Social Security number 252-20-6820 (indicating Georgia), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 2 August 2004, while residing in Zip Code 70126-2404.
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NABRIT, IDA BENN, also known as IDA B LOUDER, IDA BENN LOUDER, IDA BELLE LOUDER, IDA BEN NABRIT and IDA BELLE BENN, was born 7 March 1916 in MADISON, Georgia, daughter of BOYKIN BENN (father) and IDA RIVERS, was assigned Social Security number 252-20-6820 (indicating Georgia), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 2 August 2004, while residing in Zip Code 70126-2404.
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NABRIT III, JAMES M, son of Mr. NABRIT JR, was born 12 June 1932, was issued Social Security number 577-42-2143, and he died 22 March 2013 at age 80 in Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A. while residing in ZIP Code 20906. MCGUIRE FS INC handled final arrangements. See Maryland, U.S.A. certificate number 12703. Special thanks to Reclaim The Records. Please consider donating to them.
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NABRIT, JAMES M (father) and AUGUSTA G WEST had a daughter, known by these 4 names: LOIS N CLARK, LOIS E CLARK, LOIS NAB CLARK and LOIS NABRIT CLARK, born 2 September 1920 in AUGUSTA RICH, Georgia, (Prior reported birthdate 3 September 1920), who had Social Security number 415-60-5654, and died 25 November 1999, while residing in Zip Code 37212-6112.
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NABRIT, JAMES M, also known as JAMES M NABNIT (JR), was born 4 September 1900, was assigned Social Security number 578-44-6971 (indicating District of Columbia), and died 27 December 1997, while residing in Zip Code 20012-1539. The Social Security field office at SILVER SPRING MD received the claim 3 March 1966.
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NABRIT, JAMES M. was born 11 June 1932, received Social Security number 577-42-2143 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died 22 March 2013
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NABRIT, J M (father) and A G WEST had a son, known by these 2 names: HENRY C NABRIT and HENRY CLARKE NABRIT, born 11 July 1915 in AUGUSTA, Georgia, who had Social Security number 260-18-2541, and died 9 June 2003, while residing in Zip Code 37211-6963.
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NABRIT, LOUISE, also known as LOUISE MADISON, was born 2 August 1903 in AIKEN, South Carolina, daughter of PICKENS MADISON (father) and JOSIE CLARK, was assigned Social Security number 385-56-0213 (indicating Michigan), and died 8 October 1987, while residing in Zip Code 48238-0000.
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NABRIT, NORMA W was born 29 August 1902, was assigned Social Security number 579-62-8268 (indicating District of Columbia), and died 8 March 1988, while residing in Zip Code 20012-0000. The Social Security field office at SILVER SPRING MD received the claim 6 June 1967.
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NABRIT, ROBERTA H, daughter of Mr. HARLAN, was born 15 August 1934, was issued Social Security number 577-50-2748, and she died 26 November 2008 at age 74 in Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A. while residing in ZIP Code 20906. MCGUIRE FUNERAL SE handled final arrangements. See Maryland, U.S.A. certificate number 40455. Special thanks to Reclaim The Records. Please consider donating to them.
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NABRIT, ROBERTA H. was born 15 August 1934, received Social Security number 577-50-2748 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died 26 November 2008
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NABRIT, RONALD L, also known as RONALD LEE NABRIT, was born 13 August 1954 in ATLANTA FULT, Georgia, son of HENRY NABRIT (father) and WILMA MAZYCK, was assigned Social Security number 256-94-4933 (indicating Georgia), and died 15 February 1996, while residing in Zip Code 30291-2417.
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NABRIT, RONALD LEE, also known as RONALD L NABRIT, was born 13 August 1954 in ATLANTA FULT, Georgia, son of HENRY NABRIT (father) and WILMA MAZYCK, was assigned Social Security number 256-94-4933 (indicating Georgia), and died 15 February 1996, while residing in Zip Code 30291-2417.
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NABRIT, ROSA LEE, also known as ROSALYN CROOKE and ROSA LEE NABRIT VANBUREN, was born 13 April 1926 in DETROIT WAYN, Michigan, daughter of CLARK NABRIT (father) and LOUISE MADISON, was assigned Social Security number 378-26-0867 (indicating Michigan), and died 15 January 2001, while residing in Zip Code 48238-2019.
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NABRIT, SAMUEL was born 21 February 1905, was assigned Social Security number 259-48-8008 (indicating Georgia), and died 30 December 2003, while residing in Zip Code 30314-4108. The Social Security field office at ATLANTA 14 GA received the claim 6 November 1969.
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Reverend Dr. James Madison Nabrit Sr., a distinguished clergyman and educator, was born on September 17, 1877, in Atlanta, Georgia, siblings J. Clarkeand Margaret (Knox Petty) Nabrit. He entered into matrimony with Augusta G. West on May 5, 1899, and their union bore eight children: James M. Jr., Margaret, Samuel M., Ann Gertrude, Henry, Lois, and Cecelia.
Reverend Dr. James Madison Nabrit Sr., a distinguished clergyman and educator, was born on September 17, 1877, in Atlanta, Georgia, siblings J. Clarkeand Margaret (Knox Petty) Nabrit. He entered into matrimony with Augusta G. West on May 5, 1899, and their union bore eight children: James M. Jr., Margaret, Samuel M., Ann Gertrude, Henry, Lois, and Cecelia.
Dr. Nabrit's educational journey included the pursuit of an A.B. and D.D. at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, an M.A. at Virginia Union Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, and honorary degrees (D.D.) from Morris College, Chicago, Illinois. His dedication to education extended to teaching roles at Central College (1899-1907), Americus Institute (1907-1912), and Walker Institute (1915-1920).
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Nabrit served as a pastor in several churches, including St. James Church in Forsyth, Georgia (1902-1907), Bethesda Church in Americus, Georgia (1907-1912), Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia (1912-1921), and Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia (1921-1936).
In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, Dr. Nabrit contributed significantly to the academic community, serving as a Trustee of Morehouse and Atlanta Universities in Atlanta, Georgia. Notably, he held the position of General Secretary of the National Baptist Convention Inc. from 1931 to 1946 and was elected President of the Georgia Baptist Convention.
Dr. Nabrit's legacy is particularly noteworthy for his tenure as the President of the American Baptist Theological Seminary, a role he assumed on April 23, 1936. Despite facing a severe back injury six months into his presidency, Dr. Nabrit demonstrated remarkable resilience. Under his leadership, the seminary experienced unprecedented encouragement, and the groundwork for its future success was laid. Despite resigning from the presidency in 1944 to resume the pastorate in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. James Madison Nabrit Sr. continued to leave an indelible mark on the intersection of faith and education until his passing in 1947.
References
Powell, Ruth Marie. Lights and Shadows: The Story of the American Baptist Theological Seminary 1924-64. 1964.
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.jpg) Nabrit Jr. in 1967 | |
| United States Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| President of Howard University | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
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| Born | September 7, 1900 Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 1997 (aged 97) Washington D.C., U.S |
| Education | Morehouse College, Northwestern University |
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James Madison Nabrit Jr. (September 7, 1900 – December 27, 1997) was a prominent American civil rights attorney who won several important arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, served as president of Howard University for much of the 1960s, and was appointed Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations by President Lyndon B. Johnson. His brother, Samuel M. Nabrit, was appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. His son, James Nabrit III, was also a civil rights attorney.
Early life and career
James Nabrit Jr. was born in Georgia on September 7, 1900, to James Nabrit Sr., a Baptist minister and baker, and Gertrude Augusta West. Reverend James M. Nabrit Sr., a son of former slaves, taught at Central City College,[1] became President of the American Baptist Institute in Nashville, and Secretary of the National Baptist Convention. Himself a learned college graduate, who taught some of his children Latin, Greek and physics, James M. Nabrit Sr. was the father of eight college graduates, and seven who earned advanced degrees. Nabrit Jr. graduated from Morehouse College in 1923 and from Northwestern University Law School in 1927, when he graduated first in his class[2].
Nabrit Jr. married Norma Walton in 1924—they would remain married until her death in 1988[3]—and taught at colleges in Louisiana and Arkansas from 1927 to 1930.[4] From 1930 to 1936 he practiced law in Houston, Texas.[4] Nabrit began teaching law at Howard University in 1936 and served as dean of Howard's law school from 1958 to 1960 and president of the university from 1960 to 1969.[4][5] In 1938 he started the first formal civil rights law course in the United States.[6]
Civil rights cases
Beginning in the 1940s and through the 1950s, Nabrit handled a number of civil rights cases for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, working with prominent attorneys such as Thurgood Marshall, later a Supreme Court justice. Notably, Nabrit argued Bolling v. Sharpe, a companion case of Brown v. Board of Education.[4]
President of Howard and later life
Nabrit served as president of Howard University from 1960 to 1965. From 1965 to 1967 he served as Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations—the first African American to hold this position.[7] He returned to the presidency of Howard from 1968 to 1969,[5] stepping down under pressure from the American Association of University Professors after he expelled 18 disruptive students. Nabrit said that he had simply been waiting for the university to choose a successor. He died in Washington, D.C., on December 27, 1997, at the age of 97. He was survived by his only son, James Nabrit III.[4]
References
- Oltman, Adele (2008). Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition: Black Christian Nationalism in the Age of Jim Crow. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8203-3661-9.
- Law school faculty and administration introduction of James Madison Nabrit Jr. at Northwestern University School of Law School’s (NULS) Black Law Student Association banquet in 1983; https://www.law.northwestern.edu/about/history/
- Norma Walton Nabrit (Obituary) The Washington Post, March 17, 1988
- Eric Pace (December 30, 1997). "James M. Nabrit Jr. Dies at 97; Led Howard University". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "JAMES M. NABRIT JR. BIOGRAPHY". Howard University. February 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "History". www.law.northwestern.edu. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Nabrit, James Madison Jr.", Civil Rights: An A–Z Reference of the Movement that Changed America (abridged from Encyclopedia Africana), ed. Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr., Philadelphia: Running Press, 2004, pp. 297–298.
Biographies
- Smalls, F. Romall, Kenneth T. Jackson, (editor). "James Madison Nabrit Jr." In The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Volume 5. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons/Gale Group 2002: 413-414
- James Nabrit Jr., Civil Rights Lawyer and Former President of Howard. In JET Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 8 (Jan. 19, 1998, page 18)
External links
- Howard University biography of Nabrit Jr.
- New York Times Obituary, Dec. 30, 1997
- James Nabrit Jr. Archival Papers housed at the Moorland Spingarn Research Center
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James Nabrit Jr., Attorney born
James Nabrit Jr.
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*On this date in 1900, James Nabrit Jr. was born. He was a Black civil rights attorney and university administrator.
James Madison Nabrit Jr. was born in Georgia, the son of James Nabrit, a Baptist minister and baker, and Gertrude Augusta West. His father became President of the American Baptist Institute in Nashville and Secretary of the National Baptist Convention. He was a learned college graduate who taught some of his children Latin, Greek, and physics; James M. Nabrit Sr. was the father of eight college graduates and seven who earned advanced degrees.
Nabrit Jr. graduated from Morehouse College in 1923 and Northwestern University Law School in 1927. He married Norma Walton in 1924, who taught at colleges in Louisiana and Arkansas from 1927 to 1930. From 1930 to 1936, he practiced law in Houston, Texas. Nabrit began teaching law at Howard University in 1936 and served as dean of the law school from 1958 to 1960 and university president from 1960 to 1969. In 1938, he started the first formal civil rights law course in the United States.
Beginning in the 1940s and through the 1950s, Nabrit handled several civil rights cases for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, working with prominent attorneys such as Thurgood Marshall, later a Supreme Court justice. Notably, Nabrit argued Bolling v. Sharpe, a companion case of Brown v. Board of Education. From 1965 to 1967, he served as Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the first Black to hold this position.
He returned to Howard's presidency from 1968 to 1969, stepping down under pressure from the American Association of University Professors after he expelled 18 students who were considered disruptive. Nabrit said he had simply been waiting for the university to choose a successor. His brother, Samuel M. Nabrit, was appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. James Nabrit Jr. died in Washington, D.C., on December 27, 1997, at 97. He was survived by his only son, James Nabrit III.
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James Nabrit Jr.
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As an instructor at Howard University, James Nabrit Jr. taught the first formal civil rights law course offered in the country. After receiving degrees from Morehouse College and Northwestern University Law School, he joined the Howard University law faculty in 1936. While teaching at Howard University, he had Robert Carter and Spottswood Robinson as students, each of which would go on to contribute to civil rights law by arguing portions of the Brown case.
In 1950, civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston became ill, and could no longer work on obtaining equal facilities in Washington D.C. Houston trusted Nabrit to take over his work. One of those cases was Bolling v. Sharpe. This case, along with four others would come to the U.S. Supreme Court at the same time and become known as Brown v. Board of Education.
Nabrit continued to work at Howard University after Brown v. Board of Education. He served as dean of the Howard University School of Law from 1958 to 1960. He also served as president of the University from 1960-1965, as well as 1968-1969.
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Biography
Samuel Milton Nabrit was born on 21 Feb 1905 in Georgia, United States.[1][2] He was the son of James Nabrit and Augusta West.
He "...was an American marine biologist. He was the first African American to be awarded a doctoral degree from Brown University, the first Morehouse College graduate to earn a Ph.D. and the first African American appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission). He was also the first African American to serve on the Brown University Board of Trustees." (Wikipedia entry)[3]
In the 1930 US census, Milton S Nabrit (age 25) was living in Atlanta, Georgia with wife Constance Nabrit. He was a college teacher.[1]
In the 1950 US census, Dr Samuel M Nabrit (age 45) was living in Atlanta, Georgia, with wife Constance Nabrit (44). He was a professor of biology.[4]
Samuel Nabrit, born 1905, died on 30 Dec 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340094, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #2257020 (accessed 24 April 2024), Milton S Rabrit (25), married, Teacher, head of household at 247 Henry Street SW, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ancestry Record 3693 #72576451 (accessed 24 April 2024), Samuel Nabrit death 30 Dec 2003 (born 21 Feb 1905) residing at 30314, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
- ↑ Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_M._Nabrit
- ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census", National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: 825; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 160-291, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #125657492 (accessed 24 April 2024), Samuel M Nabrit Dr (45), married, Professor Biology, head of household in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #94193835 (accessed 14 April 2024)
Memorial page for Dr Samuel Milton Nabrit (21 Feb 1905-30 Dec 2003), citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Catahoula Hound (contributor 47660788).
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| Born | February 21, 1905 Macon, Georgia, US |
| Died | December 30, 2003 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College Brown University |
| Occupation | Marine biologist |
| Known for | First African American to be awarded a doctoral degree from Brown University, first Morehouse College graduate to earn a Ph.D. and the first African American appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (Now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) |
Board member of | Brown University Board of Trustees |
| Parent(s) | James M. Nabrit Sr. and Augusta G. West |
| Family | James Nabrit Jr. (brother) |
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Samuel Milton Nabrit (February 21, 1905 – December 30, 2003) was an American marine biologist. He was the first African American to be awarded a doctoral degree from Brown University,[1] the first Morehouse College graduate to earn a Ph.D. and the first African American appointed to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission).[2][3] He was also the first African American to serve on the Brown University Board of Trustees.[4]
Early life and education
Born on February 21, 1905, in Macon, Georgia, Samuel Milton Nabrit was the son of James M. Nabrit Sr., a Baptist minister and teacher, and Augusta G. West.[2] One of eight children, all of whom received a college education, Nabrit was elected valedictorian of his high school class in 1921.[2] His brother James Nabrit Jr., also a graduate of Morehouse College, became the second African-American president of Howard University and Deputy United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He was married to the late Constance Croker.[2]
Nabrit graduated from Morehouse College in 1925, obtained his master's degree from Brown University in 1928 and received his doctorate in biology from Brown University in 1932.[4][5] The next four African-American Ph.D. candidates at Brown University were students whom Nabrit taught at Morehouse.[4]
Professional life
An accomplished marine biologist, Nabrit studied the regeneration of the tail fins of injured fish at the Marine Biological Laboratory where he became the second African-American scientist to obtain membership into the Marine Biological Laboratory Corporation.[2]
Nabrit began his teaching career at Morehouse College in 1925 where was a professor of zoology and named Chair of the biology department in 1932.[5] He later became chairman of the biology department at Atlanta University in 1932, and from 1957 to 1955 was dean of the graduate school of arts and sciences at Atlanta University.[6][7]
In 1950, Nabrit was a research fellow at the University of Brussels in Belgium. The scientific papers Nabrit published, during this period, remained influential in the field for decades.[5] In 1955, he was named the second president of Texas Southern University where he served as president until 1966. Between 1956 and 1962, Nabrit served on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's National Science Board.[5]
He was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to be the United States Ambassador to Niger. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Nabrit to the United States Atomic Energy Commission. One year later, Nabrit founded the Southern Fellowship Fund in an effort to assist African-American students pursuing doctoral degrees. He directed the program (later known as the National Fellowship Fund of the Council of Southern Universities) well into his later years of life.[3]
In 1945, he served as president of the National Institute of Science, a nonprofit national scientific organization for students and faculty members at historically black colleges and universities.[3][8]
In 1967, Nabrit was elected to the Board of Trustees at Brown University.[4] Along with the Nabrit Fellowship established at Brown University in 1985, the Nabrit Black Graduate Student Association at Brown University is named in his honor.[5][1] In 1999, the university honored Nabrit with the hanging of a portrait alongside Brown's most distinguished faculty.[5]
Selected works
- "The Role of the Fin Rays in Tailfins of Fishes Fundulus and Goldfish", Biological Bulletin, April 1929.
- "Human Ecology in Georgia", Science Education, October 1944.
- "The Negro in Science", Negro History Bulletin, January 1957.
References
- Nabrit Black Graduate Student Association, Brown University 2006-2008. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- Kimetris N. Baltrip, "Samuel Nabrit, 98, Scientist and a Pioneer in Education, Dies", The New York Times, January 6, 2004. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
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James Nabrit III | |
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| Born | James Madison Nabrit III June 11, 1932 |
| Died | March 22, 2013 (aged 80) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bates College Yale Law School |
| Occupation | Civil rights attorney |
| Employer | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (1959–1989) |
| Father | James Nabrit Jr. |
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James Madison Nabrit III (June 11, 1932 – March 22, 2013) was an African American civil rights attorney who won several important decisions before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was also a long-time attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.[1]
Biography
Nabrit III was born in Houston, Texas, to James Nabrit, Jr., a prominent civil rights attorney, law professor and later President of Howard University. He grew up in Washington, D.C., where he attended segregated public schools through part of high school. He finished high school at the Mount Hermon School for Boys, now Northfield Mount Hermon, in Massachusetts. Nabrit III graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, in 1952 and Yale Law School in 1955. Nabrit began his career with the law firm of Reeves, Robinson & Duncan, served two years in the U.S. Army and then spent 30 years (1959–89) as an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. He argued many important civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and various U.S. Court of Appeals, including Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in 1972, and Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham in 1969. He argued 12 cases before the Supreme Court and won 9.[1]
Nabrit died on March 22, 2013, in a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, of lung cancer at the age of 80.[1][2]
See also
References
- Yardley, William (28 March 2013). "James M. Nabrit, a Fighter for Civil Rights, Dies at 80". New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Matt Schudel (2013-03-26). "James M. Nabrit III, civil rights lawyer, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
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