Merze Tate joined the ancestors (Feb 6, 1905 - Jun 27, 1996). Professor, scholar. 1st Black graduate of Western Michigan Teachers College, 1st Black woman to attend Oxford, 1st Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in government and international relations from Harvard.
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"Merze Tate. Professor and Scholar." Historianspeaks, June 29, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/merze-tate-professor-and-scholar.
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