Johnnetta B. Cole
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American anthropologist
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Johnnetta B. Cole is an American anthropologist, university teacher, and pedagogue born in Jacksonville in 1936. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received the National Humanities Medal. Her professional affiliations include the University of California, Los Angeles, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Spelman College, and Washington State University, where she has held positions as professor and provost.
Cole was educated at Fisk University, Oberlin College, Northwestern University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She studied under Melville J. Herskovits and Paul Bohannan. Her fields of work encompass anthropology, women's studies, African American studies, and African art. She speaks English and is part of the African American ethnic group.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cole
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jacksonville
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- provost
- Educated at
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Employer
- National Museum of African Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Paul Bohannan
- Field of work
- museum
- Image
- Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-10-19
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Johnnetta Cole
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