Background
Evans, Dewitt Howard was born on August 5, 1929 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of William Marcus and Ura Lee (Jenkins) Evans.
Evans, Dewitt Howard was born on August 5, 1929 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of William Marcus and Ura Lee (Jenkins) Evans.
Student, University Maryland, 1961. Bachelor, University Düsseldorf.C., 1976. Master of Arts in Teaching, University Düsseldorf.C., 1979.
Postgraduate, Howard University, 1980. Postgraduate, University Michigan, 1992. Postgraduate, Auburn University, 1994.
President, Institute for Preservation of African American Literature, Inc., Washington, since 1987; president, National Consortium for African American Affairs, Inc., Washington, since 1994; philanthropist, Scholarship Fund Foundation, Inc., Washington, 1996.
With United States Navy, 1946-1968. Member Panhellenic Council, Inc. (secretary 1985-1989), Kiwanis International (secretary 1985-1989), Grand United Order Odd Fellows in American (secretary 1981-1989), Omega Psi Phi (reporter 1983-1989).
Married Doris Costello Mays, May 25, 1956 (divorced January 1958). Married Jacqueline Carol Abel, June 23, 1990.