Education
Master of Arts, Howard University, 1952. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1970.
Master of Arts, Howard University, 1952. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1970.
Assistant professor University Delaware, Newark, 1970-1971. Lecturer Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, spring 1970, professor history & folklore, 1972—1995, Sara Lawrence Lightfoot professor history emeritus, 1995. Visiting associate professor Bryn Mawr College, 1972-1975, Haverford College, 1972-1974, University California-Berkeley, winter 1975.
Consultant Research for Better Schools, Philadelphia, 1968-1969, Black History Museum, Philadelphia, 1966-1976, Smithsonian Institution, 1974-1976, Educational Film Service, 1977.
Member of Philadelphia Folklore Project, National Afrocentric Institute, African American Folklore Association, National Council Black Studies.
1 child, Susan Morgan Crooks.