Son of Joseph T. Taylor and Willie Ann Price Taylor
Taylor married Hertha Mae Ward on February 16, 1944 in Chicago. Three children were born to this union: Bruce (actor Meshach Taylor), Judith Taylor and Joel Taylor (aka Hussain).
Taylor’s early education began in a church in rural Arkansas. At a young age, he spent time in Memphis and East St. Louis, Illinois where he attended Lincoln High School, an all-black, K–12 school. He attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and a Master of Arts in 1937.
Taylor attended Fisk University and was selected as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in 1938.
Taylor began his academic teaching career at Florida A & M College before going off to serve in WWII. Upon his return from war, Taylor became the assistant to the president at Florida A & M College. Indiana University. Albany College, Dillard University He received his Ph. D. from Indiana University in 1952. He later held administrative positions including dean at Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
A researcher and published author Taylor wrote many academic papers including “The Rise and Decline of a Utopian Community,” and “Mound Bayou, Past and Present,” “Crime in Mound Bayou”. After World War II he continued to publish sociological studies, including “The Changing Pattern of Race Relations,” Central Christian Advocate, May 17, 1954; “Desegregation in Louisiana—One Year After” in the Journal of Negro Education, 1955; and “Some Pertinent Issues in the Desegregation Crisis,” Central Christian Advocate, July 1, 1956.
Taylor’s honorary degrees include an LL.D. from Berea College and Martin University, Litt.D. from Marian College and a DHL from Indiana University. He held many civic and educational appointments until his retirement in 1978.
At his memorial service at the Broadway United Methodist Church of which he was a longtime member, the poet Mari Evans described him by the manner in which he walked –“a rather implacable walk through chaos, inner-directed, apparently, to impact positively where he could, introduce nurturing changes whenever possible, and leave things better than when he found them. He defined for us ‘gentleman,’ ‘scholar,’ ‘sociopolitical activist,’ and, as he aged, ‘icon,’ a position he would not have understood nor necessarily welcomed, but one that spoke the truth of our relationship to him as he grew in our hearts and minds. Became, in fact, ‘emeritus.’”
Sources:
Ralph D. Gray. IUPUI ––The Making of an Urban University.
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According to cemetery records; Joseph was originally buried in Section 101 Lot 3658 on September 30, 2000. On June 17, 2003 he was moved to his current location in Section 223; Lot2.
Taylor married Hertha Mae Ward on February 16, 1944 in Chicago. Three children were born to this union: Bruce (actor Meshach Taylor), Judith Taylor and Joel Taylor (aka Hussain).
Taylor’s early education began in a church in rural Arkansas. At a young age, he spent time in Memphis and East St. Louis, Illinois where he attended Lincoln High School, an all-black, K–12 school. He attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and a Master of Arts in 1937.
Taylor attended Fisk University and was selected as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in 1938.
Taylor began his academic teaching career at Florida A & M College before going off to serve in WWII. Upon his return from war, Taylor became the assistant to the president at Florida A & M College. Indiana University. Albany College, Dillard University He received his Ph. D. from Indiana University in 1952. He later held administrative positions including dean at Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
A researcher and published author Taylor wrote many academic papers including “The Rise and Decline of a Utopian Community,” and “Mound Bayou, Past and Present,” “Crime in Mound Bayou”. After World War II he continued to publish sociological studies, including “The Changing Pattern of Race Relations,” Central Christian Advocate, May 17, 1954; “Desegregation in Louisiana—One Year After” in the Journal of Negro Education, 1955; and “Some Pertinent Issues in the Desegregation Crisis,” Central Christian Advocate, July 1, 1956.
Taylor’s honorary degrees include an LL.D. from Berea College and Martin University, Litt.D. from Marian College and a DHL from Indiana University. He held many civic and educational appointments until his retirement in 1978.
At his memorial service at the Broadway United Methodist Church of which he was a longtime member, the poet Mari Evans described him by the manner in which he walked –“a rather implacable walk through chaos, inner-directed, apparently, to impact positively where he could, introduce nurturing changes whenever possible, and leave things better than when he found them. He defined for us ‘gentleman,’ ‘scholar,’ ‘sociopolitical activist,’ and, as he aged, ‘icon,’ a position he would not have understood nor necessarily welcomed, but one that spoke the truth of our relationship to him as he grew in our hearts and minds. Became, in fact, ‘emeritus.’”
Sources:
Ralph D. Gray. IUPUI ––The Making of an Urban University.
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According to cemetery records; Joseph was originally buried in Section 101 Lot 3658 on September 30, 2000. On June 17, 2003 he was moved to his current location in Section 223; Lot2.
Son of Joseph T. Taylor and Willie Ann Price Taylor
Taylor married Hertha Mae Ward on February 16, 1944 in Chicago. Three children were born to this union: Bruce (actor Meshach Taylor), Judith Taylor and Joel Taylor (aka Hussain).
Taylor’s early education began in a church in rural Arkansas. At a young age, he spent time in Memphis and East St. Louis, Illinois where he attended Lincoln High School, an all-black, K–12 school. He attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and a Master of Arts in 1937.
Taylor attended Fisk University and was selected as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in 1938.
Taylor began his academic teaching career at Florida A & M College before going off to serve in WWII. Upon his return from war, Taylor became the assistant to the president at Florida A & M College. Indiana University. Albany College, Dillard University He received his Ph. D. from Indiana University in 1952. He later held administrative positions including dean at Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
A researcher and published author Taylor wrote many academic papers including “The Rise and Decline of a Utopian Community,” and “Mound Bayou, Past and Present,” “Crime in Mound Bayou”. After World War II he continued to publish sociological studies, including “The Changing Pattern of Race Relations,” Central Christian Advocate, May 17, 1954; “Desegregation in Louisiana—One Year After” in the Journal of Negro Education, 1955; and “Some Pertinent Issues in the Desegregation Crisis,” Central Christian Advocate, July 1, 1956.
Taylor’s honorary degrees include an LL.D. from Berea College and Martin University, Litt.D. from Marian College and a DHL from Indiana University. He held many civic and educational appointments until his retirement in 1978.
At his memorial service at the Broadway United Methodist Church of which he was a longtime member, the poet Mari Evans described him by the manner in which he walked –“a rather implacable walk through chaos, inner-directed, apparently, to impact positively where he could, introduce nurturing changes whenever possible, and leave things better than when he found them. He defined for us ‘gentleman,’ ‘scholar,’ ‘sociopolitical activist,’ and, as he aged, ‘icon,’ a position he would not have understood nor necessarily welcomed, but one that spoke the truth of our relationship to him as he grew in our hearts and minds. Became, in fact, ‘emeritus.’”
Sources:
Ralph D. Gray. IUPUI ––The Making of an Urban University.
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According to cemetery records; Joseph was originally buried in Section 101 Lot 3658 on September 30, 2000. On June 17, 2003 he was moved to his current location in Section 223; Lot2.
Taylor married Hertha Mae Ward on February 16, 1944 in Chicago. Three children were born to this union: Bruce (actor Meshach Taylor), Judith Taylor and Joel Taylor (aka Hussain).
Taylor’s early education began in a church in rural Arkansas. At a young age, he spent time in Memphis and East St. Louis, Illinois where he attended Lincoln High School, an all-black, K–12 school. He attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and a Master of Arts in 1937.
Taylor attended Fisk University and was selected as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in 1938.
Taylor began his academic teaching career at Florida A & M College before going off to serve in WWII. Upon his return from war, Taylor became the assistant to the president at Florida A & M College. Indiana University. Albany College, Dillard University He received his Ph. D. from Indiana University in 1952. He later held administrative positions including dean at Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
A researcher and published author Taylor wrote many academic papers including “The Rise and Decline of a Utopian Community,” and “Mound Bayou, Past and Present,” “Crime in Mound Bayou”. After World War II he continued to publish sociological studies, including “The Changing Pattern of Race Relations,” Central Christian Advocate, May 17, 1954; “Desegregation in Louisiana—One Year After” in the Journal of Negro Education, 1955; and “Some Pertinent Issues in the Desegregation Crisis,” Central Christian Advocate, July 1, 1956.
Taylor’s honorary degrees include an LL.D. from Berea College and Martin University, Litt.D. from Marian College and a DHL from Indiana University. He held many civic and educational appointments until his retirement in 1978.
At his memorial service at the Broadway United Methodist Church of which he was a longtime member, the poet Mari Evans described him by the manner in which he walked –“a rather implacable walk through chaos, inner-directed, apparently, to impact positively where he could, introduce nurturing changes whenever possible, and leave things better than when he found them. He defined for us ‘gentleman,’ ‘scholar,’ ‘sociopolitical activist,’ and, as he aged, ‘icon,’ a position he would not have understood nor necessarily welcomed, but one that spoke the truth of our relationship to him as he grew in our hearts and minds. Became, in fact, ‘emeritus.’”
Sources:
Ralph D. Gray. IUPUI ––The Making of an Urban University.
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According to cemetery records; Joseph was originally buried in Section 101 Lot 3658 on September 30, 2000. On June 17, 2003 he was moved to his current location in Section 223; Lot2.
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