User:Shakeya D./William H. Crogman

William H. Crogman(1814-1931) Teacher and college president. Crogman was born in the Danish West Indes. He was orphaned at age 12, went to sea at 14, where he was encouraged to settle with a white family in Boston. At the age of 25, he entered school for the first time. After graduation, he taught at Claflin University in SC, later enrolling at Atlanta University where he earned a degree in classic languages. He taught Latin and Greek at Clark University, beginning in 1880, and became it first African American President 23 years later.