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Charles H. Wesley

Charles H. Wesley, American historian and author (died 1987)

Born
December 2, 1891
Died
August 16, 1987
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1891

About Charles H. Wesley

Charles Harris Wesley (December 2, 1891 – August 16, 1987) was an American historian, educator, minister, and author. He published more than 15 books on African-American history, taught for decades at Howard University, and served as president of Wilberforce University, and founding president of Central State University, both in Ohio. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship that enabled him to travel in 1931 to. Continuing with his graduate work, in 1925, Wesley became the third African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University. Wesley became an ordained minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME).

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Charles H. Wesley timeline

  1. Continuing with his graduate work, in 1925, Wesley became the third African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University.
  2. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship that enabled him to travel in 1931 to.

The world when Charles H. Wesley was born

Charles H. Wesley was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles H. Wesley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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