Andrew Billingsley was born in 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama. Today, he is better known as Dr. Andrew Billingsley. Also better known as a groundbreaking sociologist and scholar in African American Studies. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Grinnell College, his master’s degree in social service from Boston University, another master’s degree in sociology from the University of Michigan and his doctoral degree in social service from Brandeis University.
After many years of furthering his education, he was a faculty member and administrator at the University of California at Berkeley. He was a former vice president of academic affairs at Howard University before serving as the president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland from 1975-1984. Billingsley returned to teaching and research at the University of Maryland. Then served as a visiting professor at Spelman College before joining the University of South Carolina in 1996. At the University of South Carolina, he was a professor of sociology in the Institute for…show more content… Robert Smalls born a former slave in Beaufort, South Carolina. Smalls was raised with his master’s family and grew up with an odd balance of privilege and bondage, which resulted in him desiring for freedom. Soon after, he was appointed to serve in the Union. After the war, he returned to Beaufort, South Carolina to buy a home of his former master. Smalls was elected to the state house of representatives, the state senate and five times to the United States Congress. Throughout his journey of military and public service, he was surrounded by growing family of supporters. Dr. Billingsley illustrates how his support system empowered his success. Also, he describes the patterns of opportunity, challenge and change that have been for African Americans, thanks to the legendary Robert
