Dr. Clarke's search for truth began at a young age. I began to suspect at this early age that someone had distorted the image of my people. My long search for the true history of African people the world over began. That search took him to libraries, museums, attics, archives and collections in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and Africa. While he was teaching at Hunter College in New York and at Cornell University in the 1980's, Clarke's lesson plans became well known for their thoroughness.
History is a clock that people use to tell their time of day.
It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are, but more importantly, what they must be. The Director of the Center for Human Origin and Cultural Diversity presently holds the title of Lecturer in both Anthropology and the College of Education. Ms. Lewis-Harris has her Master's in Anthropology from Washington University, and is presently completing a doctorate in cultural anthropology. She lived and worked in Liberia, West Africa for over two years, and has traveled in West and North Africa.