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Leslie Brown was born on 1954 in New York City, new York, U.S., is an American historian. Discover Leslie Brown's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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1954 |
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New York City, new York, U.S. |
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5 August, 2016 |
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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United States
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Leslie Brown Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Leslie Brown Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Leslie Brown worth at the age of 62 years old? Leslie Brown’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. She is from United States. We have estimated Leslie Brown's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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She graduated in 1977 from Tufts University with a B.A. in sociology, and from Duke University with an A. M. and Ph.D in History 1997.
Following her graduation, she was a bartender, managed stores for CVS and McDonalds, drove trucks for Ryder, and worked at Skidmore College in the Admissions Office and as director of the Higher Education Opportunity Program.
From 1990 to 1995, while a graduate student at Duke University, she co-coordinated "Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South", a project based at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke.
As part of that project, Brown conducted oral history interviews in North Carolina, and helped facilitate the collection of more than 1,200 oral history interviews with African American southerners throughout the region.
Brown's teaching and scholarship focused on the history of African American communities in post-Civil War America, particularly the experiences of women and workers.
Her first book, Upbuilding Black Durham (UNC Press, 2008), was awarded the Frederick Jackson Turner prize, issued by the Organization of American Historians.
She had taught at Duke University, Skidmore College, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and at Washington University in St. Louis, before going to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she taught from 2008 until her passing in 2016.
She died in Boston of T-cell lymphoma/leukemia aged 61.
In 2010, she published, with Anne M. Valk, Living with Jim Crow: African American Women and Memories of the Segregated South (Palgrave, 2010), based on interviews from the 'Behind the Veil Project.' It was awarded the annual book prize from the Oral History Association in 2011.
She also published numerous articles and, at the time of her death, was working on a monograph on African-American women and migration, and a compilation of writing and speeches by Shirley Chisholm.
Brown was a dedicated teacher and mentor to many students, especially LGBTQ+ and students of color, for whom she advocated tirelessly.
Leslie Brown (1954 – August 5, 2016) was an American historian.
Leslie Brown was born in New York City and grew up in Albany, New York.
