Jerome Davis (sociologist)

Jerome Davis
Born
Jerome Dwight Davis

(1891-12-02)December 2, 1891
Kyoto, Japan
DiedNovember 19, 1979(1979-11-19) (aged 87)
Olney, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUnion Theological Seminary, Columbia University
Alma materOberlin College
Occupation(s)international activist for peace and social reform, labor organizer, sociologist
Years active1913–1975
Employer(s)YMCA, Dartmouth, Yale, AFT, Promoting Enduring Peace
Known forAdvocacy for global peace, cooperation, labor and prisoner rights
Notable workBehind Soviet Power (1946)

Jerome Dwight Davis (December 2, 1891 – October 19, 1979), was an American activist for international peace and social reform, a labor organizer, and a sociologist who founded the organization Promoting Enduring Peace. Early in his life, he campaigned to reduce the workweek and as an advocate of organized labor.[1][2][3] [4]

  1. ^ Waggoner, Walter H. (24 October 1979). "Jerome Davis, Educator, 87, Dies; Active in World Peace Movement". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Davis, Jerome". FDR Library at Marist University. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Jerome Davis papers, 1914-1963". University of Oregon. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Davis, Jerome, 1891-1979". Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC). Retrieved 16 July 2017.