Edgar Toppin

Edgar Toppin
1928 - 2004
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First Name Edgar
Last Name Toppin
Birthday 22nd January, 1928
Birthplace Harlem, New York, USA
Died 8th December, 2004
Place of Death Ettrick, Virginia, United States
Buried Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Nationality American
Occupation Text Professor, Author, Historian
Occupation Historian

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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