Alphaeus Hunton Jr. (1903–1970) was a civil rights activist. He was executive director of the Council on African Affairs.

Life

He was born on 18 September 1903, in Atlanta.[1] His family moved to Brooklyn. He graduated from Howard University, and Harvard University. He taught at Howard University.[2] He was a leader in the National Negro Congress. He edited New Africa,[3] and Spotlight on Africa. He contributed to the Daily Worker and Freedom. [4]

In 1941, he was accused of being a communist by the U.S. House of Representatives' Un-American Activities Committee. In 1943, he left Howard and joined the Council on African Affairs. In 1960 he moved to Conakry. He moved to Accra, to work with W. E. B. Du Bois, on his Encyclopedia Africana.[5] In 1967, he moved to Lusaka.[2] He wrote for Mayibuye.[5] He died on January 13, 1970.[6]

Works

  • Decision in Africa: Sources of Current Conflict. New York: International Publishers, 1957.

Further reading

  • William Alphaeus Hunton: A Pioneer Prophet Of Young Men , ISBN 978-1258396275

References

  1. ↑ "Alphaeus Hunton". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  2. 1 2 "Hunton, William Alphaeus, Jr. | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  3. ↑ Jones, Jae (2021-12-29). "Alphaeus Hunton: Council on African Affairs (CAA) and Editor of the CAA's Publication, New Africa". Black Then. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. ↑ Pecinovsky, Tony (2021-02-26). "Alphaeus Hunton: A life devoted to equality, liberation, and internationalism". People's World. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. 1 2 "William Alphaeus Hunton Jr. (1903-1970) •". 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  6. ↑ "archives.nypl.org -- William Alphaeus Hunton papers". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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