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JAMES NATHANIEL EATON, SR. (1930-2004)
BlackPast.org
(2020)
Abstract
James N. Eaton, archivist, curator, museum founder, distinguished professor of history and pioneering architect of the Black studies movement in Florida was born in Richmond, Virginia on September 14, 1930 to Sarah Cousin Eaton, a domestic, and John Jasper Eaton, Sr., a broom maker, World War I veteran, cook, farmworker and cemetery keeper, and Baptist preacher. Eaton was the youngest of four that included Virginia, John, and Martha. Eaton’s father died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1937.
Keywords
- archivist,
- curator,
- museum founder,
- History professor,
- Black Studies in Florida,
- HBCU
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter February 9, 2020
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Citation Information
Guzmán, W. (2020, February 09) James Nathaniel Eaton, Sr. (1930-2004). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/james-nathaniel-eaton-sr-1930-2004/
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