Frederick D. Patterson
American academic (1901–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Douglass Patterson (October 10, 1901 – April 26, 1988) was an American academic administrator, the president of what is now Tuskegee University (1935–1953), and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944, UNCF). He was a 1987 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and 1988 recipient of the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.[2]
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Frederick D. Patterson | |
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Born | (1901-10-10)October 10, 1901 Washington D.C. |
Died | April 26, 1988(1988-04-26) (aged 86) |
President of Tuskegee University | |
In office 1935–1953 | |
Preceded by | Robert R. Moton[1] |
Succeeded by | Luther H. Foster[1] |
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