Jerome Davis (sociologist)
Jerome Davis | |
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| Born | Jerome Dwight Davis December 2, 1891 |
| Died | November 19, 1979 (aged 87) Olney, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | international activist for peace and social reform, labor organizer, sociologist |
| Years active | 1913–1975 |
| Employer(s) | YMCA, Dartmouth, Yale, AFT, Promoting Enduring Peace |
| Known for | Advocacy for global peace, cooperation, labor and prisoner rights |
| Notable work | Behind Soviet Power (1946) |
Jerome Dwight Davis (December 2, 1891 – October 19, 1979), was an American activist for international peace and social reform, a labor organizer, and a sociologist who founded the organization Promoting Enduring Peace. Early in his life, he campaigned to reduce the workweek and as an advocate of organized labor.