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A Short Biography of Carl Thomas Rowan

Author Name:

Carl Thomas Rowan

Born As:

Carl Thomas Rowan

Other Names:

Carl Thomas Rowan

Born:

11 Aug 1925

Died:

23 Sep 2000




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Diplomat, Journalist and author                          
Selected works:

South of Freedom - 1952
The Pitiful and the Proud - 1956
Go South to Sorrow - 1957
Wait till Next Year: The Life Story of Jackie Robinson - 1960
Just Between Us Blacks - 1974
Breaking Barriers: A Memoir - 1991
Growing up Black: From The Slave Days to the Present - 25 African-Americans Reveal the Trials and Triumphs of Their Childhoods - contributor, 1992
Dream Makers, Dream Breakers: The World of Justice Thurgood Marshall - 1993
The Coming Race War in America: A Wake-Up Call - 1996.                          
                          
One of the first African-Americans to serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy.                          
Gun control advocate who shot a trespasser with an unregistered gun.