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Conrad Worrill (1941-2020): Chicago educator and activist
A short, sourced profile of Conrad Worrill, a Northeastern Illinois University professor of Inner City Studies and a leader of the National Black United Front.
In short
Conrad Worrill (1941 - June 3, 2020) was a Chicago educator and activist. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973, taught in Northeastern Illinois University's Department of Inner City Studies from 1976 to 2016, directed the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, held leadership roles in the National Black United Front and was a special consultant to the 1995 Million Man March.
- Born
- 1941, Pasadena, California
- Died
- June 3, 2020 (age 78)
- Ph.D.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973
- NEIU
- Inner City Studies faculty, 1976-2016
- Center
- Director, Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
- Activism
- National Black United Front; Million Man March consultant (1995)
Who was Conrad Worrill?
Worrill was a scholar of education and community organizing who spent more than forty years at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. NEIU reports that he earned a bachelor's degree from George Williams College in 1968, a master's in social service administration from the University of Chicago in 1971 and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973. He joined NEIU's Department of Inner City Studies in 1976, served as its chair, and directed the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies in Bronzeville, which he helped establish.
What was his activism?
He held leadership roles in the National Black United Front and was a special consultant to the 1995 Million Man March in Washington. He also helped start the Carruthers Center's annual study tours to Africa and the African Diaspora. He retired in 2016 and died on June 3, 2020, at 78.
Why is he on this site?
This address was used for a page about him by an earlier site on this domain. We kept it so links still work and describe his public work from university and press sources.
Questions readers ask
Was Conrad Worrill connected to Fannie Lou Hamer?
We have not found a documented connection between Worrill and Hamer herself. This address was used by an earlier site on this domain, and we kept it with a short profile of his public work.
Sources
- Professor Emeritus, former Carruthers Center Director Conrad Worrill dies at 78Northeastern Illinois University, June 3, 2020
- In Memoriam: Conrad Worrill, 1941-2020Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, June 2020
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