Henry Lewis Suggs

Henry Lewis Suggs (August 9, 1942 – September 4, 2026) was an American historian, academic, author and editor who was an emeritus professor of history. He wrote about African American newspapers and journalists. His books include a biography of P. B. Young, and a biography of James Edward Shepard who helped found North Carolina Central University. He also wrote articles.

Early life and career

Henry Lewis Suggs was born in Winterville, North Carolina on August 9, 1942. He graduated with a B.A. and M.A. from North Carolina Central University. He received a PhD from University of Virginia.

He was the first African American faculty member at Western Carolina University and the second to become a full professor at Clemson University.

Suggs corresponded with Lenwood G. Davis and John Hope Franklin. Clemson has a collection of his papers.

Personal life and death

On June 16, 1973, Suggs married Sharon Faye White of Charlottesville, Virginia, who was herself a professor of elementary education at the Hampton Institute.

Suggs died on September 4, 2026, at the age of 84.

Writings

Books

Articles

References

  1. ↑ Kornweibel, Theodore, Jr. (June 1, 1990). "henry lewis suggs. P. B. Young, Newspaperman: Race, Politics, and Journalism in the New South, 1910–1962. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 1988. Pp. xxii, 254. $24.95". The American Historical Review. 95 (3): 915–916. doi:10.1086/ahr/95.3.915-a – via Silverchair.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 SUGGS, HENRY LEWIS (March 17, 2026). "The Right Man". Clemson University Press – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ http://www.hlsuggs.com
  4. 1 2 "Henry Lewis Suggs Papers, Mss.0358" (PDF). Clemson University Libraries Special Collections. July 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Henry Lewis Suggs, Ph.D." HL Suggs. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sharon White Married To Henry Lewis Suggs". Greensboro News and Record. June 17, 1973. pp. E-11 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Henry Lewis Suggs". Don Brown Funeral Home. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom.
  9. ↑ Potts, James (January 1, 1986). "[Review of] Henry Lewis Suggs , ed. The Black Press in the South, 1865-1979". Explorations in Sights and Sounds. 6 (1): 79–80.
  10. ↑ "The Georgia Historical Quarterly Review".
  11. ↑ "The Historian Review".
  12. ↑ "The North Carolina Historical Review".
  13. ↑ "The Florida Historical Quarterly Review".
  14. ↑ DeMott, John (April 1, 1989). "Henry Lewis Suggs. P.B. Young, Newspaperman: Race, Politics and Journalism in the New South, 1910–1962.: Charlottesville, Va.: University Press of Virginia, 1988. 254 pp. $24.95". American Journalism. 6 (2): 134–135. doi:10.1080/08821127.1989.10731192 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  15. ↑ "The North Carolina Historical Review".
  16. ↑ "The American Historical Review".
  17. ↑ "The Historian Review".
  18. ↑ "The Journal of Southern History Review".
  19. ↑ "Illinois Historical Journal Review".
  20. ↑ "The Business History Review".
  21. ↑ Suggs, Henry Lewis (January 11, 2002). "The Response of the African American Press to the United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934". The Journal of African American History. 87 (1): 70–82. doi:10.1086/JAAHv87n1p70 – via CrossRef.