Stephen Nathaniel Macauley, Author at

Academic Historian

Stephen Nathaniel Macauley (Ph.D.) has spoken at various conferences devoted to the study of American, African American, and African Authors. He has been a featured speaker at annual Martin Luther King commemorative services hosted by the United Methodist Churches within the Western Jurisdiction in America. He has done poetry readings at events across America celebrating Black History Month. Macauley has published articles at The Steinbeck Review of America and Arthur Miller Journal of America. Macauley is originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa.

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Nigerian nationalist, politician, lawyer, statesman, and chancellor, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo was born on March 6, 1909 in Ogun State, Nigeria, where he commenced his political career. Awolowo attended various local schools in Ogun State, Nigeria and later served as an editor of The Nigerian … Read MoreObafemi Awolowo (1909-1985)

Charles Johnson (1948- )

Writer and educator Charles Johnson is best known for his novel Middle Passage (1990), which earned a National Book Award for depicting the voyage of a newly-freed slave. He was the first African American to receive the award since 1953 when Ralph Ellison won for … Read MoreCharles Johnson (1948- )

Herbert Macauley (1864-1946)

Early African independence advocate Herbert Macauley was born in Lagos, Nigeria on November 14, 1864. His father was the founder and first principal of the Church Missionary Society Grammar School in Lagos, and his mother was a daughter of the Reverend Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the … Read MoreHerbert Macauley (1864-1946)

Addison Gayle Jr. (1932-1991)

Literary critic Addison Gayle, Jr., born in Newport News, Virginia in 1932, was educated in the local public schools before he attended City College of New York, where he earned a B.A. degree in 1965; and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where … Read MoreAddison Gayle Jr. (1932-1991)