The first African American to serve on the executive board of a US president will be discussed at a virtual event this week at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene.
According to the organization, this month’s Lunch & Learn program will focus on E. Frederic Morrow, the first African American to serve on the White House executive board. A passionate civil rights advocate, Mr. Morrow was frustrated with the Eisenhower administration’s “lukewarm stand” on the movement.
Dr. John H. Morrow Jr., Franklin Professor of History at the University of Georgia and nephew of E. Frederic Morrow, will host a discussion on Mr. Morrow’s life. The conversation will focus on Mr. Morrow’s White House years and aspects of his personal life.
Dr. John H. Morrow Jr. is a Franklin and Saye Professor of History at the University of Georgia, where he specializes in the history of war and society and modern European history. In his 50-year career as a professor and administrator, he has received several awards for his teaching activities. Morrow has worked as a consultant for numerous national museums. His numerous books and articles on World War I culminated in the Pritzker Military Museum and Library Literature Award 2019 for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, which is presented to a living author for a significant work devoted to enriching the understanding of military history and Affairs.
To Dr. Morrow come Dr. Michael Birkner from Gettysburg College and Mr. Phillip Cunningham from the Amistad Research Center. Birkner is a professor of history at Gettysburg College. He is the author or editor of 14 books and many articles on American social and political history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Cunningham is director of research at the Amistad Research Center.
The event will take place this Thursday, May 27th, at noon.
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