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Charles Harris Wesley ( December 2 , 1891 - August 16 , 1987 ) was a noted African American historian, educator, writer and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky , he graduated from Fisk University in 1911 and received a Master's Degree from Yale University in 1913 . In 1925 , Wesley became the third African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University . Wesley was Dean of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School at Howard University until 1942, President of Wilberforce University from 1942 to 1947 , and President of Central State College from 1947-1965. In 1965 he became the Director of Research and Publications for the Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History . Wesley was Executive Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History from 1965-1972; later becoming its Executive Director Emeritus. In 1976, Director of the Afro-American Historical And Cultural Museum in Philadelphia . Wesley was the 14th and a five-term General President and National Historian for seven decades of Alpha Phi Alpha , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter Fraternity established for African Americans. He authored ''The History of Alpha Phi Alpha'' in 1929 , and many new editions. Dr. Wesley is also a member of Sigma Pi Phi, the first of all Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO). Wesley died August 16, 1987 in Washington, D.C. , and was buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland . AWARDS He was the recipient of numerous awards including : Guggenheim Fellowship in 1930 /31 : Phi Beta Kappa Key in 1953 : Scottish Rite Gold Medal Award in 1957 : Armistad Award in 1972 . BOOKS BY WESLEY '' (1981).]]
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