Isaac Fisher (educator)

Isaac Fisher (1877–1957) was an African American educator.

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Life

He graduated from the Tuskeegee Institute. He succeeded Joseph Carter Corbin as principal of Branch Normal College, from 1902 to 1911. During his tenure, the school concentrated on elementary and secondary education of students.[1] He taught at Fisk University and Hampton Institute.

He believed, as did his mentor Booker T. Washington, in industrial education for African Americans.[2]

His papers are held at the University of Arkansas.[3]

Awards

Works

References

  1. ^ http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4136
  2. ^ "Isaac Fisher: The Frustrations of a Negro Educator at Branch Normal College, 1902-1911", Elizabeth L. Wheeler, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Spring, 1982), pp. 3-50
  3. ^ http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/fisher.html
  4. ^ Organizing Black America: an encyclopedia of African American associations, Nina Mjagkij

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