About: Edgar Toppin

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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.

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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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  • 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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  • Edgar Allan Toppin (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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  • Antionette 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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