Rayford Logan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rayford Logan

American historian

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1897

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

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1982

Profession: professor, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rayford Whittingham Logan (January 7, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an African-American historian and Pan-African activist.
He was best known for his study of post-Reconstruction America, a period he termed "the nadir of American race relations".
In the late 1940s he was the chief advisor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on international affairs.
He was professor emeritus of history at Howard University.