Preston Valien

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Preston Valien
BornFebruary 19, 1914
Died1995
Alma materPrairie View A&M University
University of Wisconsin
OccupationSociologist
Spouse(s)Bonita H. Valien

Preston Valien (February 19, 1914 - 1995) was an African-American sociologist. He was a Sociology professor at Fisk University and Brooklyn College, and he worked for the U.S. federal government, including as a cultural attaché in Nigeria. He was the author of several books about school desegregation in the Southern United States

Early life[]

Valien was born on February 19, 1914 in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He subsequently earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career[]

Valien became a Sociology professor at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as the head of its Sociology department until 1960, when he resigned to work as a cultural attaché at the Embassy of the United States in Nigeria for the United States Information Agency until 1962.[2][3]

Valien was an associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Brooklyn College from 1962 to 1965. He later served as chief of graduate programs for the U.S. Office of Education.[1] He was the commencement speaker at Alcorn State University in 1975.[3]

Valien author of several books about school desegregation in the Southern United States. With his wife, he interviewed Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.[1]

Personal life[]

Valien married Bonita Harrison, a sociologist.[2] He died in 1995.[1]

Selected works[]

  • Masuoka, Jitsuichi; Valien, Preston, eds. (1975). Race Relations: Problems and Theory: Essays in Honor of Robert Ezra Park. Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press. OCLC 476442564.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Valien, Preston (1914-1995)". Armistead Research Center. Tulane University. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fisk's Dr. Valien Resigns For USIA Nigeria Post". The Tennessean. January 7, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved July 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alcorn U. Graduation On May 11". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. May 4, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved July 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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