Samuel DuBois Cook | |
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| Born | November 21, 1928 Griffin, Georgia |
| Died | May 29, 2017 (age 88) |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College Ohio State University |
| Employer | Duke University |
Samuel DuBois Cook (November 21, 1928 - May 29, 2017)[1] was a political scientist, professor, author, administrator, human rights activist, and civil servant. Cook is best known for serving as the first African-American faculty member at Duke University, in 1966, as well as serving as the President of Dillard University from 1975 to 1997. In addition to these accomplishments, Cook was also appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Jimmy Carter and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President Bill Clinton. Furthermore, he also served as the first black president of the Southern Political Science Association.
- ^ "About Samuel DuBois Cook | The Cook Center on Social Equity". socialequity.duke.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-30.