Charles Winter Wood

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"The Beloit Alumnus". Beloit College . February 17, 1924. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2026.

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Charles Winter Wood
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Biographical details
Born(1869-12-17)December 17, 1869
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 1953(1953-06-09) (aged 83)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897–1901 Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall1–3

Charles Winter Wood (December 17, 1869 – June 9, 1953) was an American educator, coach, actor, and orator. [1] He was one of the first Black graduates of Beloit College. After graduating from Beloit, he taught at the Tuskegee Institute and Florida A&M University.

Education and career

Wood started attending Beloit College in 1871, and joined the College officially in 1881. He performed in many plays during his studies, including as the lead role, Oedipus, in a rendition of Socrates' play, Oedipus The King. [2] He graduated from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1895. [3] That same year, he won the Wisconsin State Oratorical Contest, placed the second in Interstate Oratorical Contest. [4] He further pursued his education, receiving his Ph.D. in divinity at the Chicago Theological Seminary, and a Master's degree in the philosophy of education at Columbia University. [5]

Booker T. Washington first hired Wood as a professor in the Tuskegee Institute's English and Drama departments, where he worked for over 30 years, serving in various roles. [5] He was the itinerant of the Hampton Quartet at the Institute, [6] a Librarian and Financial Secretary. [7] He also served as second head coach for the Institute's football team for four seasons, from 1897 until 1901. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 1–3. [8]

In 1926, Wood was elected to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cardinal Gibbons Institute at Ridge, Maryland. [9]

From 1930-1931, Charles played as The Admiral in Marc Connelly's play The Green Pastures and served as an understudy for Richard Berry Harrison . [10] After Harrison stepped down as "De Lawd" due to health issues, [11] Wood stepped in to play "De Lawd," "Abraham," and "The General" from February to April, 1935. [12]

In 1937, Wood joined Florida A&M University as a Teacher of Dramatic Arts. [13] He retired in 1949. [5]

Later life

In 1949, Beloit College created the Charles Winter Wood Scholarship for Minority Students. [5] [14] [15] [2] Wood died in 1953 at a hospital Queens, New York of an illness. [16] [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Who's who in the South and Southwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the Southern and Southwestern States". Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. August 14, 1947 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Beloit Magazine". Beloit College . 1984. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Andaya, Christopher DelaRosa (February 6, 2024). "Black History Month Archive Night: Reflecting on Beloit's Past". The Round Table. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Beloit Alumnus". Beloit College . February 17, 1924. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Burwell, Fred (September 30, 2010). "Fridays with Fred: Charles Winter Wood". Beloit College . Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (July 8, 2025), "The Tuskegee Institute Quartet" , Stand the Storm, University Press of Mississippi, pp. 161–210, doi:10.14325/mississippi/9781496855718.003.0007, ISBN   978-1-4968-5571-8 , retrieved April 10, 2026{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  7. ↑ "The Beloit Alumnus". Beloit College . October 9, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tuskegee Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
  9. ↑ "The Beloit Alumnus". Beloit College . 1926. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Beloit Alumnus". Beloit College . December 8, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ Holmes, Louise Fordham. "Louise F. Holmes Scrapbook, 1873-1940". Lowcountry Digital Library . Image 25, Page 5. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Charles Winter Wood – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ "History of The FAMU Essential Theatre". cssah.famu.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Beloit College Bulletin". Beloit College . 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2026 Scholarsip Application for Charles Winter Wood Scholarship". www.campusreel.org. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Archives: Charles Winter Wood". Beloit College Archives. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  17. ↑ "The New York Age from New York, New York on June 20, 1953 · Page 16". Newspapers.com. June 20, 1953.
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