Adelaide M. Cromwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adelaide M. Cromwell

American sociologist and professor

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2019

Profession: professor, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adelaide McGuinn Cromwell (November 27, 1919 – June 8, 2019) was an American sociologist and professor emeritus at Boston University, where she co-founded the African Studies Center in 1959 and directed the graduate program in Afro-American studies from 1969 to 1985.
She was the first African-American instructor at Hunter College and at Smith College.
In 1974 she was appointed as the first African-American Library Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
She has written several books on black history, including a groundbreaking study of Boston's black upper class and a biography of Adelaide Casely-Hayford.
She died in June 2019 at the age of 99.