Background
Holmes was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, New York City, and Staunton, Virginia.
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Dwight Wendell
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Columbia University.
Career
He was the son of the Reverend John A. Holmes, a pastor with the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia for almost twenty years. As an undergraduate at Howard University, Holmes played quarterback and became the team captain of the Howard Bison football and baseball teams. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1901 and was valedictorian of the graduating class.
Afterwards, Holmes continued his collegiate studies at Columbia University, where he earned both a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy
In 1934, he wrote The Evolution of the Negro College, a book focusing on the evolution of the Negro Colleges (what"s now referred to as HBCUs), and the resources that these institutions should provide to the African-American population in the Southern states of the United States. post-Civil War.
Holmes passed away on September 7, 1963 at the age of 85.
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Additionally, he become the president of the first tennis team at Howard, was a member of the debate and glee clubs.
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