Background
Fleurant, Gerdes was born on July 7, 1939 in P-au-Prince, Haiti. Son of Jacques Fabien Pradel and Fanie (Jean-Charles) Fleurant. came to the United States, 1964.
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Gerdes Fleurant
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Bachelor of Arts Haiti, P-Au-Prince, 1964. Bachelor of Music, N.E.C. of Music, 1968. AM, Northeastern University, Boston, 1971.
Master of Music, Doctor of Philosophy, Tufts University, 1987.
Career
Teacher music, Ecole Sainte Trinite, P-au-Prince, 1957-1964;
teacher social studies, College St. Pierre, P-au-Prince, 1962-1964;
teacher music, West Junior High School, Brockton, Massachusetts, 1968-1970;
lecturer sociology, Northeastern U., Boston, 1970-1971;
assistant professor sociology, Salem (Massachusetts) State College, 1971-1981;
associate professor sociology, Salem (Massachusetts) State College, 1981-1988;
professor sociology, coordinator African American studies, Salem (Massachusetts) State College, since 1974. Visiting professor black studies and music Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1990. Visiting professor black music Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1973-1974.
Visiting professor sociology Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1976-1977. Consultant bilingual City of Boston School Department, 1976-1977. Consultant The Humanities Institute, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1987-1988.
Achievements
Membership
President Patriotic Committee Haitians, Boston, since 1987. Board directors Chama, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984-1986. Commissioner Peace Commission, Cambridge, 1984-1986, Camb-Yerevam Sister City Association, Cambridge, since 1987.
Member Episcopalian/Vodunist. Member National Council Black Studies, Haitian Studies Association, Society Ethnomusicology, Pan-American Society New England, National Council for Black Studies (president New England region 1984-1986).
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Married Florienne Chevry Saintil. Children: Herve, Maimouna.
