Roland Jefferson
Roland Maurice Jefferson (September 3, 1923 – November 27, 2020) was an American Botany, botanist who was the first African-American botanist to be employed by the United States National Arboretum, where he worked from 1956 to 1987. According to ''The Washington Post,'' he became an "international authority" on Cherry blossom, flowering cherry trees, coauthoring a 1977 book on how Washington, D.C., obtained its National Cherry Blossom Festival, famous cherry trees. Early life and education Born as an only child in Washington, D.C. to parents Edward Wilson Jefferson and Bernice Cornelia Bond, Jefferson attended Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.), Dunbar High School, served stateside as a US Army airman during World War II, and went to college on the G.I. Bill, GI Bill, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in botany from Howard University in 1950. However, he struggled to find work that utilized his professional skills, at one point entertaining dental school. He got a ...
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Howard University
Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. It offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in more than 120 programs, more than any other historically black college or university (HBCU) in the nation. History 19th century Shortly after the end of the American Civil War, members of the First Congregational Society of Washington considered establishing a theological seminary for the education of black clergymen. Within a few weeks, the project expanded to include a provision for establishing a university. Within two years, the university consisted of the colleges of liberal arts and medicine. The new institution was named for Gene ...
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