# John Aubrey Davis, Sr.

> John Aubrey Davis Sr. was an African-American political science professor and activist of the Civil Rights Movement. He served as the head academic researcher on the historic Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case, in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of public schools, including universities, was unconstitutional. He had taught at Howard University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, and became chair of the department of political science at City College of New York.

*American academic and activist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-05-10
- **Died:** 2002-12-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Aubrey Davis Sr. was an African-American political science professor and activist of the Civil Rights Movement. He served as the head academic researcher on the historic Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case, in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of public schools, including universities, was unconstitutional. He had taught at Howard University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, and became chair of the department of political science at City College of New York.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.4
- **Momentum:** 9.9

## Sources
- [John Aubrey Davis Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aubrey_Davis_Sr.)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16015453)

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