Horatio Strother
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Horatio Theodore Strother | |
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,_American_historian_and_educator.png) Strother circa 1962 | |
| Born | February 1, 1930 New York City, US |
| Died | September 14, 1974 (aged 44) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, educator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut (BA, MA) |
| Thesis | The Underground Railroad in Connecticut from 1830-1850 (1957) |
| Academic advisors | Albert E. Van Dusen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | American history |
| Sub-discipline | African American history |
| Institutions | University of New Haven |
| Notable works | The Underground Railroad in Connecticut (Wesleyan University Press, 1962) |
Horatio Theodore Strother (February 1, 1930 – September 14, 1974) was an American historian and educator who wrote an influential 1962 book on the Underground Railroad in Connecticut. His teaching career culminated in a professorship at the University of New Haven from the 1960s.[1][2]
Strother was born on February 1, 1930, in Harlem to Helen and Theodore Strother. The family was African American. They moved to Middletown, Connecticut, soon after his birth. After moving with his father back to New York City a year later, Strother returned to Middletown in 1943, where he attended Woodrow Wilson High School and participated in football and track and field. A track star, he achieved second place in a statewide running broad jump competition. Strother enlisted in the US Air Force on December 8, 1950, and served four years on active duty in the Korean War.[1][2][3]
Education
Strother earned his Bachelor of Arts (1956) and Master of Arts (1957) degrees in history from the University of Connecticut. His thesis, studying the Underground Railroad in Connecticut, was supervised by Albert E. Van Dusen. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honors society.[1]
