Andrew Billingsley
Andrew Billingsley, Ph.D. is a sociologist, author, lecturer, college professor, and served as the 8th President of Morgan State University from 1975 to 1984.Biography
Billingsley was born on March 20, 1926 in Marion, Alabama, the son of Silas and Lucy Billingsley. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1944 to 1946. After his military service, he obtained his A.B. degree from Grinnell College in 1951. Thereafter, he obtained his M.S. degree from Boston University in 1956, and his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1964. While at Brandeis University, Billingsley met his future wife, Amy Loretta Tate, who was also a student at the time. They were married in 1961 and had two children.
Billingsley has been a sociology and African-American/Africana studies at many colleges and universities, including Howard University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Science. Billingsley wrote or co-author numerous books, research papers, and academic publications.Publications
- Black Families and the Struggle for Survival
- Child Development and Family Life in the Black Community
- Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: The Enduring Legacy of African-American Families
- The Evolution of the Black Family
- Illegitimacy: Changing Services for Changing Times
- Mighty like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform
- The Role of the Social Worker in a Child Protective Agency: a Comparative Analysis
- The Social Worker in a Child Protective Agency New York;
- Yearning to Breathe Free: Robert Smalls of South Carolina and His Families
As joint-publications:
As a co-editor:
