Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Higginbotham with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin;
Howard University;
University of Rochester
OccupationAfrican American History Professor
Notable workRighteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church: 1880–1920
SpouseA. Leon Higginbotham (d. 1998)
AwardsNational Humanities Medal

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (born 1945) is an American academic who is professor of Afro-American Studies, African American Religion and the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African American Studies at Harvard University.[1] Higginbotham wrote Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church: 1880–1920, which won several awards. She has also received several awards for her work, most notably the 2014 National Humanities Medal.

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