Earl E. Thorpe

Earlie Endris Thorpe (November 9, 1924 - January 30, 1989) was a professor of history, an author, and clergyman in the United States. He lived in Durham, North Carolina[1] and was a professor at North Carolina Central University for about 27 years. Duke University has a collection of his papers and correspondence.[2]

He and his wife, Martha Vivian Branc, had two daughters: Rita Harrington and Gloria Earl.[1]

Legacy

Marcus P. Nevius delivered the 30th Annual Earl E. Thorpe Memorial Lecture at North Carolina Central University in 2020.

Writings
  • "Negro Historiography in the United States", dissertation
  • Negro Historians in the United States (1958)[3]
  • The Desertion of Man: A Critique of Philosophy of History (1958)
  • The Mind of the Negro: An Intellectual History of Afro-Americans (1961)
  • Eros and Freedom in Southern Life and Thought (1967)
  • The Central Theme of Black History (1969)
  • "The Black Experience in America" editor, ten-booklet series
  • Struggle for a nation's conscience : the civil rights movement[4]
  • Pioneers and Planters; Black Beginnings in America with Joseph Penn, American Education Publications (1971)
  • The Old South: A Psychohistory (1972)[5][6]
  • "Black history and the organic perspective : an essay to introduce the directory and bibliography no. 870-872" (1975)[7]
  • "The uses of Black history : a speech delivered during the observance of Black History Week", February 11, 1980
  • African Americans and the Sacred: Spirituals, Slave Religion, and Symbolism (1982)
  • Slave Religion, Spirituals, and C. J. Jung (1983)
  • A Concise History of North Carolina Central University (1984)

References
  1. "Thorpe, Earlie Endris | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
  2. "Earl E. Thorpe papers, 1942-1990 - Archives & Manuscripts at Duke University Libraries". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
  3. Thorpe, Earl E. (December 11, 1958). "Negro Historians in the United States". Fraternal Press – via Google Books.
  4. Thorpe, Earl E (December 11, 1971). "Struggle for a nation's conscience: the civil rights movement". American Education Publications, Education Center – via Open WorldCat.
  5. McColley, Robert (1973). "Review of The Old South: A Psychohistory". The Journal of Southern History. pp. 290–292. doi:10.2307/2205630.
  6. Thorpe, Earl E. (December 11, 1972). "The Old South: a Psychohistory". Seeman Printery – via Google Books.
  7. Thorpe, Earl E (December 11, 1975). "Black history and the organic perspective: an essay to introduce the directory and bibliography no. 870-872". Council of Planning Librarians – via Open WorldCat.
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