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James E. Daughtridge
James E. Daughtridge was born on March 7, 1950 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was born in a hospital which is now long gone. He was born to parents who were hard-working and qu...view moreJames E. Daughtridge was born on March 7, 1950 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was born in a hospital which is now long gone. He was born to parents who were hard-working and quite industrious though they were not fortunate enough to obtain education beyond high school. In 1955 and possibly even a little bit earlier his parents entrusted him to the care of a lady whose last name he can only recall-Ms. Dunn.
He attended O.R. Pope Elementary School from 1956 until 1962. From 1962 until 1965, J.W. Parker Junior High School, and Booker T. Washington Senior High School from 1965 until 1968. He graduated from Johnson C. Smith University with a bachelors of arts degree in political science and history. He graduated number twelve in a graduating class of two hundred and twenty eight. He obtained of a Master of Arts degree specializing in United States History from the Cleveland State University in 1978. He obtained many credit hours towards the obtainment of a doctorate of philosophy degree in history from Howard University located in Washington, D.C.
Since obtaining a Master’s degree, he has held a number of employment positions in the field of civil rights. Most recently, he retired as the Employment Discrimination Complaints Appeals Manager at the United States Department of Agriculture located in Washington, D.C. He has taught at several colleges which include College of Southern Maryland and Trinity University. He has taught in eight fields of history-U.S. History to and Since the American Civil War, African American History for the same time period, Modern Western Civilization, Modern World History, Twentieth Century World History, and Twentieth Century American History.
He has engaged in numerous hobbies and activities which include hand-dancing, tennis playing, gardening, writing, reading, and physical exercise at the gym.
He has traveled relatively extensively across the United States. He has traveled to and across many states and some parts of the world which include Senegal, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Egypt, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands.view less