This short article reports that Howard Thurman had a “speaking engagement” at Vassar College. The shift from Thurman being misnamed when he spoke at Vassar in 1928, to being praised in articles in the 40s, highlights that he had become much more well known.
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Vassar Hears Thurman
The Chicago Defender (National edition) (1921-1967);
Dec 20, 1941;
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender
pg. 7
New York—Dr. Howard W. Thurman, Dean of the Chapel at Howard University and internationally known preacher, rejoined his family at the Hotel Theresa after filling a speaking engagement at Vassar College Sunday, before returning to Washington.
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