Carl T. Rowan

Carl Thomas Rowan was an American government official, journalist and author.Carl Rowan was born in Raven scroft, Tennessee, the son of Johnnie, a cook and cleaner, and Thomas Rowan, who stacked lumber.

He was raised in McMinnville, in that state. Rowan was determined to get a good education. He graduated from Bernard High School in 1942 as class president and valedictorian. He studied at Tennessee State University (1942–43) and Wash burn University (1943–44). He was one of the first African Americans to serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy.

Date of birth:
11th August, 1925
Date of death:
23rd September, 2000
"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."
― Carl T. Rowan
Topic(s): History
"We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered and grew great by it. So the status quo has never been our god, and we ask no one else to bow down before it."
― Carl T. Rowan
Topic(s): Change

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