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Charles W. Mills

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Jamaican-American academic philosopher (1951-2021)

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Charles Wade Mills was a Caribbean-American philosopher who specialized in political philosophy. Mills was a professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and Northwestern University.

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2021Benjamin E. Lippincott Award
2017Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Charles Wade Mills was a Caribbean-American philosopher who specialized in political philosophy. Mills was a professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and Northwestern University. He made major contributions to critical race theory, most notably with his book The Racial Contract (1997). Born in London, Mills grew up in Jamaica and later became a United States citizen. He was educated at the University of the West Indies where he received his bachelor's degree in physics, and the University of Toronto where he went on to get his master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy.

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United States
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Academics
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Lived 1951 to 2021 · aged 70
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