5th President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
In office 1960–1964
Preceded by
Warmoth T. Gibbs
Succeeded by
Lewis C. Dowdy
Personal details
Born
(1921-07-13)July 13, 1921 Norfolk, Virginia, Virginia
Died
May 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 75) Mount Vernon, Iowa
Spouse
Bessie Louise Tate
Children
4
Alma mater
Virginia Union University Virginia State College University of Pennsylvania Crozer Theological Seminary Boston University
Profession
Minister
Samuel DeWitt Proctor (July 13, 1921 – May 22, 1997) was an American minister, educator, and humanitarian. An African-American church and higher education leader, he was active in the Civil Rights Movement and is perhaps best known as a mentor and friend of Martin Luther King Jr.
Proctor served as president of Virginia Union University, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He also led the Peace Corps in Africa, and served as the senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City.
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