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- Edgar Allan Toppin, Sr. (January 22, 1928 – December 8, 2004) was an African-American professor of history, and an author who specialized in Civil War, Reconstruction and African-American history. He spent the majority of his 40+ year teaching career at Virginia State University, and wrote ten books on the subjects of American and African-American history. He served on several historical boards including the National Park Service, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, the later serving as President. As President, he was instrumental in turning Black History Week into Black History Month in 1976. (en)
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- Harlem, New York, United States (en)
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- National Park Service (en)
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center (en)
- Virginia Historical Society (en)
- Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, President – (en)
- National Historical Publications and Records Commission (en)
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- Avis Bent (en)
- Edgar Allan Toppin, Jr. (en)
- Louise Toppin (en)
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- Ettrick, Virginia, United States (en)
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- Howard University, B.A. , M.A. History (en)
- Northwestern University, Ph.D. History (en)
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- dbr:Virginia_State_University
- Professor of History (en)
- Dean of the Graduate School (en)
- Virginia Commonwealth University Visiting Professor of History (en)
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- A distinguished scholar, numerous publications in intellectual, business, American and African-American history (en)
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- Professor, Author, Historian (en)
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- Maude Catherine Joel Toppin Smith (en)
- Vivien Leopold Toppin , (en)
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- Edgar Allan Toppin, Sr. (January 22, 1928 – December 8, 2004) was an African-American professor of history, and an author who specialized in Civil War, Reconstruction and African-American history. He spent the majority of his 40+ year teaching career at Virginia State University, and wrote ten books on the subjects of American and African-American history. He served on several historical boards including the National Park Service, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, the later serving as President. As President, he was instrumental in turning Black History Week into Black History Month in 1976. (en)
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