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Charles Sumner Duke
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| Born | July 21, 1879 |
| Died | June 15, 1952 |
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Charles Sumner Duke (July 21, 1879 – June 15, 1952) was an architect, engineer, and public official who advocated for opportunities for African Americans and helped found the National Technical Association (NTA) in 1925. Newspaperman and civil rights leader Jesse Duke was his father.
Duke was born in Selma, Alabama. His father, Jesse Duke, was a newspaper publisher whose anti-lynching editorial elicited a response that caused the family to flee to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Duke graduated from Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin. He moved to Chicago in 1908.
He founded the National Technical Association in 1925 and served as its first president.
The NTA's Charles S. Duke Distinguished Lecture Series is named for him.
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