Background
Holman, M. Carl was born on June 27, 1919 in Minter City, Mississippi, United States. Son of Moses and Mamie (Durham) Holman.
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M. Carl Holman
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AB magna cum laude, Lincoln University, 1942. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1944. Master of Fine Arts, Yale University, 1954.
Career
President, National Urban Coalition, Washington, 1971-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member Atlanta Council on Human Relations, 1958-1956, Atlanta Student Adult Liaison Commission, 1960-1962. Press and publicity chairman Atlanta National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1955-1960. Member executive committee District of Columbia Board Higher Education, 1968-1972, President's Commission on White House Fellows.
Executive secretary Black Leadership Forum. Co-convenor National Committee on Concerns of Blacks and Hispanics. Co-chairman National Committee for Urban Recreation.
Founder TransAfrica; board directors, vice president Field Foundation, National Center for Health Education, National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Endowment for Humanities, Children's Hospital National Medical Center. Member Omega Psi Phi.
Connections
Married Mariella Ama, December 22, 1945. Children: Kwasi, Kwame, Kinshasha.
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Born
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August 9, 1988 (aged 69) -
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Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington -
Nationality
American
Education
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1942
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1944
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1954
Career
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1971 - 1988
Awards
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Recipient Public Affairs Reporting award American Political Science Association, 1962, Blevins Davis Playwriting award Yale University, 1954, Fiske Poetry prize University of Chicago, 1944, Outstanding Alumni award. Whitney fellow, 1952-1954.Recipient Public Affairs Reporting award American Political Science Association, 1962, Blevins Davis Playwriting award Yale University, 1954, Fiske Poetry prize University of Chicago, 1944, Outstanding Alumni award. Whitney fellow, 1952-1954.