Professor Emerita Adelaide Cromwell Passes Away at 99 years old
Adelaide Cromwell, Professor Emerita of Sociology who founded both the African Studies Center and the African American Studies program, passed away on June 8th, 2019. Professor Cromwell was 99 years old, just 5 months shy of her 100th birthday.
More can be read of Professor Cromwell’s inspiring life and scholarship in BU Today, as well as on the African American Studies Program website.
A memorial service will be held for Professor Cromwell on November 5th at Marsh Chapel. Professor Cromwell’s books, which include Unveiled voices, unvarnished memories : the Cromwell family in slavery and segregation, 1692-1972 and