Talk:William Sanders Scarborough

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is part of WikiProject Georgia (U.S. state), an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Georgia (U.S. state) on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
B This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.
B This article has been rated as B-Class on the Project's quality scale. [FAQ]
(If you rated the article, please give a short summary at comments to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses.)
Photo request It is requested that a picture or pictures of this person be included in this article to improve its quality.

[edit] Renamed

According to the American Dictionary of Biography, he should be known as "William Saunders Scarborough.

We also received the following information through the Help Desk.

Michele V. Ronnick wrote:

> Please correct your entry on William Sanders Scarborough. He was not > a co-founder of the American Negro Academy- The founders were > Alexander Crummell and William Henry Crogman. > > > Scarborough was, however, a member for 7 years. He was the first > black member of the Modern Language Association- which has a annual > book prize in his honor called the William Sanders Scarborough Book > Prize for $1,000.00 . He was the third black member of the American > Philological Association. > Michele Valerie Ronnick -- Michele Valerie Ronnick Associate Professor Wayne State University, Classics, Greek, & Latin, 431 Manoogian Hall, 906 W. Warren Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-3250

I will be working on this article over the weekend hopefully. Would be grateful for any advice?

Capitalistroadster 02:02, 27 October 2005 (UTC)