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Professor, author and clergy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earlie Endris Thorpe (November 9, 1924 – January 30, 1989) was a professor of history, an author, and clergyman in the United States. He lived in Durham, North Carolina[1] and was a professor at North Carolina Central University for 27 years. Duke University has a collection of his papers and correspondence.[2]
Thorpe served in Italy during World War II. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in history from North Carolina College for Negroes. He earned a Ph.D. in History from Ohio State University in 1953.[3]
He and his wife, Martha Vivian Branch, had two daughters: Rita Harrington and Gloria Earl.[1]
Marcus P. Nevius delivered the 30th Annual Earlie E. Thorpe Memorial Lecture at North Carolina Central University in 2020.[4]
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