Education
Kansas State University. University of Chicago.
Kansas State University. University of Chicago.
He was 20 years old. A brother of Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, Charles was Barack Obama"s great uncle and was mentioned in Obama"s speeches including the one given in 2009 commemorating the anniversary of Doctorate-Day. Obama has often described Payne"s role in liberating Ohrdruf forced labor camp. There was brief media attention when Obama mistakenly identified the camp as Auschwitz during the campaign.
In 2009, Payne spoke about this experiences:
Payne appeared in the visitor"s gallery at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, when his great-nephew was nominated for President.
He was the assistant director of the University of Chicago"s Library. Payne died on August 1, 2014, aged 89.