Louise Daniel Hutchinson
| Louise Daniel Hutchinson | |
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Louise Daniel Hutchinson, at the Anacostia Community Museum, seated in her office, 1983.
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| Born |
June 3, 1928 Ridge, Maryland |
| Died | October 12, 2014 (aged 86) |
| Education | Miner Teachers College, Prairie View A&M University |
| Alma mater | Howard University |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | history |
| Literary movement | Civil Rights Movement |
| Notable works | Anacostia Community Museum |
Louise Daniel Hutchinson (June 3, 1928 – October 12, 2014) was an American historian. She was the former Director of the Research at the Anacostia Community Museum. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Hutchinson was exposed to the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of community. Hutchinson worked closely with the African American community of Washington, D.C. and staff at the Smithsonian Institution to help build the Anacostia Community Museum. She was a historian of the Anacostia community.
Louise Daniel Hutchinson was born in Ridge, Maryland, only to be raised in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Her parents were both educators. Her mother, Constance Eleanor Hazel, was an acquaintance of William Henry Hastie, Mary McLeod Bethune and Carter G. Woodson. Her parents were also active in local African American affairs, including civil rights activities. As a young person, she attended Brown v. Board of Education in Kansas. She attended a number of different colleges, including Miner Teachers College, Prairie View A&M University, and Howard University. It was from the latter that she earned her bachelor's degree in 1951. At Howard, she studied under Ralph Bunche, John Hope Franklin and E. Franklin Frazer. Soon thereafter, she married Ellsworth W. Hutchinson, Jr. and they had six children. She also worked as a substitute teacher. She died at the age of 86 on October 12, 2014.
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