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Melville J. Herskovits

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(1895 –1963)

One of the leading American figures in African anthropology and later in the study of African-American culture. Herskovits's abiding interests were the patterns and processes of transmission of ...

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Herskovits, Melville (b. 10 September 1895)
in Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present Length: 927 words
Herskovits, Melville J. (1895–1963)
in The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists Length: 565 words
Herskovits, Melville J. (1895–1963)
in Dictionary of the Social Sciences Length: 358 words
Herskovits, Melville Jean
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought Length: 1350 words

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