Martin Kilson
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Born | Martin Luther Kilson Jr. February 14, 1931 African-American studies, African studies |
Martin Luther Kilson Jr. (February 14, 1931 – April 24, 2019) was an American
Early life
Martin Luther Kilson Jr. was born on February 14, 1931, in East Rutherford, New Jersey,[1] to Martin and Louisa Kilson. The family moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania, and the younger Kilson attended Ambler High School before graduating at the top of his class at Lincoln University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1953.[2]
He was granted a John Hay Whitney Fellowship and completed his education at
Career
Kilson returned to Harvard and accepted a lectureship at the university in 1962; he was appointed assistant professor in 1967.
After retiring from teaching in 1999,[2][3] Kilson continued to write and occasionally lecture. In 2002, he wrote a review for The Black Commentator critical of Randall Kennedy for the title of his book, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.[11][12][13] In 2010, Kilson was featured in Harvard's annual W. E. B. DuBois lectures. He also wrote his final book, The Transformation of the African American Intelligentsia, 1880–2012, which was published in 2014.[14]
Personal life
Kilson and his wife Marion Dusser de Barenne had three children and they lived in
Selected bibliography
- Political Change in a West African State (2014 reprint ed.). Harvard University Press. 1966. ISBN 978-0-674-49807-5.
- New States in the Modern World. Harvard University Press. January 1, 1975. ISBN 978-0-674-62261-6.
- The Transformation of the African American Intelligentsia, 1880–2012. Harvard University Press. June 17, 2014. ISBN 978-0-674-28354-1.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8147-7973-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Martin Kilson (interview)". The HistoryMakers. October 22, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Willard R. "Kilson, Martin L., Jr. (1931- )". BlackPast.org. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Professor Emeritus Martin Kilson passed away yesterday". Department of Government. Harvard University. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Watson, Jamal (April 27, 2019). "Dr. Martin Kilson Dead at 88". Diverse Education. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Ujifusa, Grant M. (March 11, 1964). "Martin Kilson". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- S2CID 146432472.
- S2CID 144907685.
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- ^ Reviews of Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone include:
- Jones, William I. (April 1968). "Martin Kilson, "Political Change in a West African State" (Book Review)". Economic Development and Cultural Change. 16 (3): 482. doi:10.1086/450309.
- Fulford, D. W. (1967). "Review". International Journal. 22 (4): 732–735. JSTOR 40200264.
- Welch, C. E. (July 1967). "Book Reviews : Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone. By MARTIN KILSON (Cambridge, Mass., London, Harvard University Press, 1966). 301 pp. 56s". Race and Class. 9 (1): 109–110. S2CID 144910818.
- Johns, Sheridan W. (September 1967). "Book Reviews : Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone. By MARTIN L. KILSON (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. Pp. xiii, 301. $6.95.)". Political Research Quarterly. 20 (3): 749–750. S2CID 154016594.
- Simpson, Dick (August 1967). "Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone. Martin Kilson". The Journal of Politics. 29 (3): 673–674. JSTOR 2127787.
- Sklar, Richard L. (June 1968). "Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone, Martin Kilson". Political Science Quarterly. 83 (2): 323–234. JSTOR 2147118.
- Fyfe, Christopher (November 1967). "Political change in Sierra Leone - Political Change in a West African State: A Study of the Modernization Process in Sierra Leone. By Martin Kilson. Harvard University Press, 1966. Pp. xiii + 301. $6.95". The Journal of African History. 8 (3): 565–567. S2CID 154234686.
- Jones, William I. (April 1968). "Martin Kilson, "Political Change in a West African State" (Book Review)". Economic Development and Cultural Change. 16 (3): 482.
- ^ Blenkinsopp, Alexander J. (July 5, 2002). "Professor Attacks Colleague's Controversial Book Title". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ McWhorter, John (January 2, 2008). "Black-on-Black Thought Crime". The New York Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Kilson, Martin (June 27, 2002). "The Black Commentator – The N-Word as Therapy for Racists". www.blackcommentator.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ISSN 0021-8723.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Congressman Lewis to speak at Lincoln University's commencement". Daily Local News. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.