Samuel DuBois Cook, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSamuel DuBois Cook
political scientist and professor
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1928
Date of Death: 29-May-2017
Profession: political scientist
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Samuel DuBois Cook
- Dr.
- Samuel DuBois Cook (November 21, 1928 - May 29, 2017) was a political scientist, professor, author, administrator, human rights activist, and civil servant.
- Dr.
- Cook is best known for serving as the first African-American faculty member at Duke University, in 1966, as well as serving as the President of Dillard University from 1975-1997.
- In addition to these accomplishments, Dr.
- Cook was also appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Jimmy Carter and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President Bill Clinton.
- Furthermore, he also served as the first black president of the Southern Political Science Association.
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