Background
Harris, Curtis W. was born on July 1, 1925 in Surry County, Virginia, United States. Son of Sandy and Thelma Margaret Washington Harris.
Harris, Curtis W. was born on July 1, 1925 in Surry County, Virginia, United States. Son of Sandy and Thelma Margaret Washington Harris.
Student, Virginia Union University. Certified in clinical training for pastors, Medical College Virginia. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Virginia Seminary and College, 1972.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Virginia Seminary and College, 1983.
Pastor 1st Baptist Church, Bermuda Hundreds, Virginia, 1959-1961, Union Baptist Church, Hopewell, since 1961, Gilfield Baptist Church, Ivor, 1961-1985.
Mayor City of Hopewell, since 1997, member city council, since 1986. National board directors, president Virginia State unit Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1963-1998. Advisor Hopewell Action Council.
Member United States Committee on Civil Rights. Active Petersburg Ministers Conference, Virginia Baptist Convention, Baptist General Convention. Past president Hopewell chapter National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Carter G. Woodson Parent-Teachers Association.
Past president, secretary Hopewell Ministerial Association. Past national president Moses Life Insurance Association. Past superintendent, teacher Union Baptist Sunday School.
Past vice chairman Virginia State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Past executive secretary and moderator Bethany Baptist Association and Allied Bodies. Past counselor non-boarding students Virginia State University.
Past executive director, board directors Virginia Council on Human Relations.
Married Ruth Jones, February 20, 1946. Children: Curtis Junior, Kenneth, Joanne, Michael, Karen, Michelle.