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Charles V. Hamilton (1929-2023) Political scientist, author. Charles V. Hamilton was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and died in Chicago, Illinois.

Full Name

Charles Vernon Hamilton

Locations

New York•Westchester

Author's Timeline

1929

Birth

Charles Vernon Hamilton was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on October 19, 1929.

1967

Literary Work

Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America
Random House
Nonfiction co-written with Stokely Carmichael.

1969 - 1998

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Hamilton began teaching government and political science at Columbia University in 1969 and retired from there in 1998.

1969

Residence

Westchester County: Mr. Hamilton lived in New Rochelle, New York.

1972

Literary Work

The Black Preacher in America
New York: William Morrow
0688000061 / 978-0688000066
Nonfiction.

1974

Literary Work

Bench and the Ballot: Southern Federal Judges and Black Voters
Oxford: Oxford University Press
Nonfiction.

1981

Literary Work

American Government
Glenview: Scott Foresman & Co.
0673152200 / 978-0673152206
Nonfiction.

1991

Literary Work

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma
Atheneum
9780689120626 / 978-0689120626
Biography.

1997

Literary Work

The Dual Agenda: Race and Social Welfare Policies of Civil Rights Organizations
Columbia University Press
Nonfiction written with his wife, Dona Cooper Hamilton.

2023

Death

Charles V. Hamilton died in Chicago, Illinois, on November 18, 2023.

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