Hubert Harrison

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Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927) Born Saint Croix V.I.

Often referred to as the "black Socrates," Hubert H. Harrison was a self-taught and widely hailed Harlem intellectual. In 1920 he acted as editor for the Negro World - an African American periodical under the leadership of Marcus Garvey. As a member of the UNIA Harrison held the post of Commissioner of Education. In 1917, he was one of the organizers of the Liberty Party that later nominated James W.H. Eason as U.S. President in August 1920. Harrison died in New York City.