Charles Lewis Reason (July 21, 1818 – 1893) was a mathematician, linguist, and educator. Born to immigrants from the West Indies, he was the first African American university professor.^{[citation needed]} July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Leonhard Euler is considered by many to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is the person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ...

A child prodigy in mathematics, he began teaching the subject at the African Free School, which he also attended, at the age of fourteen. He then attended McGrawville College in McGraw, New York.^{[citation needed]} A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ... Lithograph of second school, 1922 The African Free School was an institution founded by the New York Manumission Society on November 2, 1787. ... McGraw is a village located in Cortland County, New York. ...

In 1847, Reason, along with Charles B. Ray founded the New York-based Society for the Promotion of Education among Colored Children, and two years later, he was appointed professor of belles lettres, Greek, Latin, and French, while also serving as an adjunct professor of mathematics at New York Central College.^[1] Belles lettres are works of writing that are appreciated for their visual appearance (such as the calligraphy employed), as much as or more so than their actual content. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ...

In 1852 he left that post to become the principal of the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia, a post he held until 1856. During his time there, he increased its enrollment from six students to 118.^[1] Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania was originally founded as the Institute for Colored Youth in 1837 by Richard Humphreys. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701  - Mayor...

Thereafter, he returned to New York, where he spent the rest of his career in public education as a teacher, administrator, and reformer. During this time, he was instrumental in his efforts to abolish slavery and segregation, successfully spearheading an 1873 statute to integrate New York's public schools.^{[citation needed]} // Public education is education mandated for the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. ... // Main article: Abolitionism Slavery has existed, in one form or another, through the whole of recorded human history — as have, in various periods, movements to free large or distinct groups of slaves. ... The Rex Theatre for Colored People, Leland, Mississippi, June 1937 Racial segregation is creamy jizz of different races in daily life when both are doing equal tasks, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in...

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1. ^ ^{a b} "Charles L. Reason, an African American Mathematician in 1850", Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, 2006.