Charles H. Wesley Hall
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Charles Harris Wesley was the third African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. The author of 24 books became the founding president of Central State University in 1947. Named in his honor, Wesley Hall houses the administrative offices of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Charles H. Wesley and MLK JR. shake hands in 1958 after President Wesley presented King with an honorary doctorate.
