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Raphael Lanier

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Raphael O'Hara Lanier (April 28, 1900 – December 17, 1962)[1] was an American diplomat to Liberia.[2]

Lanier was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first inter-collegiate Greek letter organization established for African Americans.[3]

Lanier was the first president of what is today Texas Southern University.

Preceded by U.S. Ambassador to Liberia
1946–1948
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ LANIER, RALPHAEL O'HARA
  2. ^ "U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  3. ^ "Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc". Retrieved 2007-07-22. [dead link]