Clarence Albert Bacote
{{Short description|American historian (1906–1981)}}
Clarence Albert Bacote (February 24, 1906 – 1981) was a historian and activist from the U.S. state of Georgia.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Louis |date=14 May 2003 |title=Clarence A. Bacote (1906-1981) |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/clarence-bacote-1906-1981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116155853/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/clarence-bacote-1906-1981 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia}} He was a professor of political history at Atlanta University and a political organizer.{{Cite web |title=Clarence A. Bacote |url=https://www.georgiahumanities.org/2019/09/25/clarence-a-bacote/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724144747/https://www.georgiahumanities.org/2019/09/25/clarence-a-bacote/ |archive-date=24 July 2020 |website=Georgia Humanities - National History Day Georgia Theme Topic Explorer}} The Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center have collections of his papers.{{Cite web |title=Clarence A. Bacote papers |url=http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124044/http://findingaids.auctr.edu/repositories/2/resources/21 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |website=Finding Aids, Archives Research Center, AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library}}
Early life and education
Bacote was born February 24, 1906, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the only son and eldest of Samuel William and Lucy (Bledsoe) Bacote's three children. His father was a baptist minister born in Society Hill, South Carolina, who graduated from Benedict College, Virginia Union, and Kansas City University. His mother was a musician who worked with church choral groups.
Bacote graduated from the University of Kansas in 1926 with Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He earned a Master of Arts degree in History in 1929. He continued his studies with degree of Doctor of Philosophy in American History from the University of Chicago in 1955. His doctoral dissertation was titled The Negro in Georgia Politics, 1880-1908.
Career
After a long career at Atlanta University, he joined the history department at Morehouse College in 1977 and worked there until he died in 1981.
Writing
He wrote articles and reviews for the Journal of Negro History, Negro History Bulletin, and Phylon. His book The Story of Atlanta University was published in 1969.
He wrote several books including:
- The Negro in Georgia Politics, 1880-1908 Volumes 1 and 2 (1987){{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BlsJAQAAIAAJ | title=The Negro in Georgia Politics, 1880-1908 | date=1987 | publisher=University of Chicago }}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WlsJAQAAIAAJ | title=The Negro in Georgia Politics, 1880-1908 | date=1987 | publisher=University of Chicago }}
- Higher Education in Virginia Between 1830 and 1860 (1929){{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W4raHAAACAAJ | title=Higher Education in Virginia Between 1830 and 1860 | date=1929 | publisher=University of Chicago, Department of History. }}
- The Story of Atlanta University; A Century of Service 1865-1965 (1969)
Activism
He led Citizenship Schools sponsored by the Atlanta branch of the N.A.A.C.P. and was involved in voted registration drives.
Personal life
References
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External links
{{archival records|title=Clarence A. Bacote papers}}
- {{cite web |title=Digital Collection: Clarence A. Bacote Papers |url=https://radar.auctr.edu/islandora/object/auc.026:9999 |website=RADAR |publisher=Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library |language=en}}
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Category:20th-century American historians
Category:American male non-fiction writers
Category:Clark Atlanta University faculty
Category:People from Kansas City, Missouri
Category:University of Kansas alumni
Category:University of Chicago alumni