Dr. Horace Huntley
Dr. Horace Huntley, a native of Birmingham, Alabama and graduate of Wenonah High School, was one of the first recipients of the Baccalaureate Degree in African American Studies in America. It was conferred upon him at the University of Minnesota. He was then awarded a fellowship to study at Syracuse University and was granted the Master of Arts Degree in American History. His Doctorate of Philosophy in History was granted by the University of Pittsburgh in American History with emphasis on African Americans and the U.S. Labor Movement in the twentieth century.
A Glimpse at My Life and Works Through Poetry and Prose
This document represents the evolution of my life from those first days in Birmingham, Alabama, to the journey to North Dakota, Minnesota, Syracuse, Princess Anne Maryland, Pittsburgh, and finally back to Birmingham. My story is evidence of your story’s value, in telling the whole story of our amazing survival in this country. Our collective stories answer the questions raised by Vincent Harding when he asked, “How [amid] such death and suffering could we find so much strength to love, so much determination to live, fight on, and be free? In permanent and grueling exile, how could a people dance and…