Preston King (academic)
Preston King | |
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| Born | Preston Theodore King 3 March 1936 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Murreil Hazel Stern (m. 1963) |
| Children | Oona King, Baroness King of Bow (born. 1967) |
| Relatives | Clennon Washington King, Sr. (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | African-American civil rights activist |
Preston Theodore King (born 3 March 1936),[1] is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist who moved to the United Kingdom in 1961, facing charges for draft evasion at home for refusing to report for his conscription until an all-white draft board addressed him as "Mr.", the same way that it addressed white draftees. He was pardoned by Bill Clinton in 2000.[2]
Biography
King is the son of Clennon Washington King, Sr. He studied at the London School of Economics in the late 1950s, and at the University of Maryland in 1961, after which (and following his exile) he taught alternately in England and Africa, at Keele University, the University of Ghana, the University of Sheffield, the University of East Africa, and the University of Nairobi (where he was department chair). In 1976 he moved to the University of New South Wales in Australia, where he became dean of his school, and in 1986 he moved again, to Lancaster University, where he again chaired his department. Following his return from exile in 2000, he taught in the U.S. at Emory University and Morehouse College. He has also held numerous visiting positions.[3]
He married Jewish social justice activist Murreil Hazel Stern in 1963. Their daughter is the Labour party politician Oona King, Baroness King of Bow (born 1967).[2]
Selected bibliography
Books
- King, Preston (1974). The ideology of order: a comparative analysis of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes. New York: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 9780064937108.
- King, Preston (1977). The study of politics: a collection of inaugural lectures. London: Frank Cass Publishing. ISBN 9780714630847.
- King, Preston (1996). Socialism and the common good: new fabian essays. London Portland, Oregon: F. Frank Cass Publishing. ISBN 9780714642550.
- King, Preston (1998). Toleration. London Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass Publishing. ISBN 9780714646527.
- King, Preston (2003). Trusting in reason: Martin Hollis and the philosophy of social action. London Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass Publishing. ISBN 9780714684000.
References
- ^ "King, Preston T., 1936-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
(Preston Theodore King, born 3 March 1936...)
- ^ a b "Professor who lived in exile for 39 years returns to U.S. from England after Clinton pardons him", Jet: 38–40, 13 March 2000.
- ^ "Prof Preston King Authorised Biography", Debrett's People of Today, retrieved 15 January 2013.
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- 1936 births
- Living people
- Activists for African-American civil rights
- American expatriate academics
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- University of Ghana faculty
- Academics of the University of East Anglia
- Academics of the University of Sheffield
- Academics of Lancaster University
- Emory University faculty
- Morehouse College faculty
- People from Albany, Georgia