Death of a Nation

"This book presents some very raw facts about the negative aspects of racism and the devastating effects it has on individuals, municipalities, States, the Nation and indeed the world. It covers a ten year period in the author’s life, presented autobiographically, from 1940 to 1950.
The story is based primarily on historical events as reported in the ex Black weekly newspaper, “The Pittsburgh Courier.” The news articles are presented as parts of fictionalized dialogue between the author, his young peers and older adult advisors. Most of the fictionalized accounts have some bases in truth but some did not occur in the sequence or to individuals as presented.
Names of individuals reported in news media have not been changed, nor have the names of family members and teachers. Names of townspeople have been changed although a real person existed for that character.
The primary goal of the book is to present true facts about the history of the “disease” based on a false premise of “race” that has caused so much suffering, ignorance and despair over centuries in the hope that we will stop perpetuating it and let it die the ignoble death it deserves."

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1952 Graduate of Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL 1952-1956 Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA; Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry 1960-1966 Illinois Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), Chicago, IL ; Master of Science (equivalent) in Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 1969-1976 Additional 72 graduate semester hours in Biochemistry and Cellular Physiology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1956-1960 Histologist at Lakeside Veterans Hospital and Chicago Medical School 1960-1972 Research Biochemist at IIT research Institute, Chicago, IL, 1965-1969 Clinical Chemist, University of Chicago Hospitals 1974-1977 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Anatomy/Physiology and Affirmative Action Director, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago 1977-1981 Director of Training and Compliance, State of Illinois Department of Equal Employment Opportunity 1983-1992 Faculty Research Director for Graduate Students at Chicago State University 1974-2007 Professor of Biological Sciences at Kennedy-King College, Developed Courses in Biology of Drugs and Stress Nutrition and Diet Therapy Pharmacology for Registered Nurses 2000-2007 Chairman, Biological Sciences Department, Kennedy-King College 2007-2014 Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences, Kennedy-King College PATENTS 1962 “ A Patentable Procedure for Extraction of Heparin from Porcine Lung Tissue.” PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Association for the Advancement of Science National Association of Biology Teachers Human Anatomy and Physiology Society SIGNIFICANT AWARDS Ford Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Wendell Philips Hall of Fame (Educator) Who's Who Among American College Teachers “We Are Concerned” (television program) Community Service Award Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Membership Phi Theta Kappa Star Performer Award Kennedy-King Student Government Outstanding Biology Teacher Kennedy-King College Distinguished Professor Award, 2006 City of Chicago “Kathy Osterman Superior Public Service Award,” 2007 HOBBIES Reading History, Philosophies and Diverse Religions; Golf, Cooking, Puzzle Solving.