Background
Brown, Spencer Hunter was born on June 10, 1928 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Orville and Edith Frances (Hunter) Brown.
Brown, Spencer Hunter was born on June 10, 1928 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Orville and Edith Frances (Hunter) Brown.
Bachelor in Teaching Social Studies magna cum laude, University of Illinois, 1954; Master of Arts in History, University of Illinois, 1955; fellow, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in History (African Studies fellow), Northwestern University, 1964.
Teacher, chairman social science department, Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park, Illinois, 1955-1959; member of faculty, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1962-1997; professor of history, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1971-1997; department chairman, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1976-1984.
With. United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1947. Member African Studies Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Doris Lucille Craig, August 4, 1951. 1 child, Rebecca Lee.