The Production of Black Ph.D.’s in Economics at Harvard University, 1905–1955

Samuel L Myers

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The Production of Black Ph.D.’s in Economics at Harvard University, 1905–1955

Samuel L Myers

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Harvard University’s Economics Department produced some of the leading African American economists between World War I and the Korean War. This essay explores the factors that contributed to this accomplishment and documents the career trajectories of the six blacks who obtained the Doctorate in Economics from Harvard University during the period 1905–1955. The analysis reveals the pivotal roles of the Rosenwald Fund, Classical High Schools, Black Fraternal Organizations and former University of Minnesota Applied Economics Professor, John D. Black. A common outcome of the careers of these six pioneers was a commitment to black economic empowerment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	167-201
Number of pages	35
Journal	Review of Black Political Economy
Volume	44
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-017-9244-2
State	Published - Jun 1 2017

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Keywords

Black economists
Booker T. McGraw
Harvard University Ph.D. program in economics
Hastings Dudley Huggins
History of economic thought
John D. Black
John D. Black, University of Minnesota
Robert Weaver
Samuel Lloyd Myers, Sr
Samuel Z. Westerfield, Jr
William H. Dean, Jr

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