THE LIFE & LEGACY OF JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS: CHRONICLER OF A GLORIOUS AFRICAN
PAST
By RUNOKO RASHIDI
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO DR. JOHN HENRIK CLARKE
CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS OF JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS
Although Joel Augustus Rogers was largely self-trained, some of the most
distinguished scholars of the twentieth century have acknowledged our debt to
him. Dr. William E.B. DuBois (1868-1963), perhaps the greatest scholar in
American history, wrote that, "No man living has revealed so many important
facts
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Paul Scott --
Dr. Carter G. DuBois was exhausted after pouring all of his energy into an hour long lecture on the colonization of Africa. Out of breath and with sweat pouring down his face, he asked his college freshman class if there were any questions. Nonchalantly smackin' bubble gum, scantily dressed, Lakesia Jackson raised her hand and asked, "Yeah, Doc, can you teach us how to "dougie?" This prompted the rest of the class to break into an impromptu dance routine, transforming Dubois' Worl