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Biography of Carl T. Rowan
Name: Carl T. Rowan
Birth Date: August 11, 1925
Death Date: September 23, 2000
Place of Birth: Ravenscroft, Tennessee, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: diplomat, journalist, author
Carl T. Rowan
The journalist and author Carl T. Rowan (1925-2000) was U.S. ambassador to Finland (1963-1964) and director of the U.S. Information Agency (1964-1965).Carl Thomas Rowan was born on August 11, 1925, in Ravenscroft, Tennessee. He was one of five children (two boys and three girls) born to Thomas David and Johnnie B. Rowan and was raised in McMinnville, Tennessee. As a youth Rowan worked hoeing bulb grass for 10 cents an hour, later performing hard manual labor for 25 cents an hour when there was work available. Like many other African American youths, Rowan's childhood was deeply affected by the "Jim Crow" attitudes so prevalent in the South. While the economic and social situation was dismal, Rowan was determined to get a good education. He excelled in high school graduating from Bernard High School in 1942 as class president and valedictorian.Rowan left McMinnville for Nashville with 77 cents in his pocket and the dream of a …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…roving reporter for the Reader's Digest and regularly published articles in that magazine. He was one of the most sought-after lecturers in the United States, speaking on college campuses and at conventions of teachers, business people, civil rights leaders, and community groups.He once told Publisher's Weekly, "you gotta get tired before you retire" and went on to publish a number of books. They included: Dream Makers, Dream Breakers: The World of Thurgood Marshall and The Coming Race War in America: A Wake-Up Call.Rowan died of natural causes on September 23, 2000, at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He was 75. He had been hospitalized for various illnesses, including diabetes, in the weeks prior to his death. Further Reading For additional information, see Rowan's own works: South of Freedom (1952); The Pitiful and the Proud (1956); Go South to Sorrow (1957); and The Coming Race War in America: A Wake-Up Call Breaking Barriers.
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