Black Educator Hall of Fame: Melvin B. Tolson
Every day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org and Citizen Ed, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer. But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month…February is just the Blackest.
Melvin Barnabus Tolson was born on February 6, 1898, in Missouri. Tolson’s parents both emphasized their children receiving an education.
Tolson was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Kansas City in 1919 and he graduated from Lincoln University