E luther brooks biography

African American chemist, activist

Enos Luther Brookes (1891–1944) was a chemist, academic, and activist for civil rights in the United States.^[1] He was born in Jamaica, then a British colony.

Early life and education

Born in Jamaica, his father was school teacher James M. Brookes and his mother Martha Brookes.^[2] He came to the United States in 1914.

He attended Tuskegee Institute and his bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in 1923 where he was valedictorian.

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He received his master's degree in chemistry from Columbia University in 1928.^[3]

Academic work

Brookes served as a faculty member at Columbia University and was also a faculty member at Clark University.

He was the head of the Department of Science at Clark University. He also worked at Alabama State University and at Florida A & M.^[3] He was a founder of Alpha Delta Alpha Scientific Society at Clark University.^[4]