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John Robert Edward Kinard (November 22, 1936 – August 5, 1989) was an American social activist, pastor, and museum director. He is best known as the director of the Anacostia Museum, a small community museum founded by the Smithsonian Institution in 1967. Kinard was the museum's first director, and remained in the post until his death. The ''Washington Post'' said Kinard was "a passionate believer in the idea that the well-being of black people depends on having a record of their past".〔Smith, J. Y. "John R. Kinard, Director of Anacostia Museum, Dies." ''Washington Post.'' August 6, 1989.〕 Noted British archeologist and museologist Sir Kenneth Hudson said Kinard "developed the Anacostia Museum into one of the small number of museums of influence in the world."〔Quoted in Alexander, p. 149.〕 ==Early life== Kinard was born in November 1936 in Southeast, Washington, D.C. to Robert Francis and Jessie Beulah (Covington) Kinard.〔Alexander, p. 149.〕 He had a brother, William.〔 Kinard attended Dunbar High School but transferred and then graduated from Spingarn High School in 1955.〔〔 He attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., for a year and a half, but transferred to Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1960. He subsequently enrolled at Hood Theological Seminary (then part of Livingstone College, but now a separate institution), earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1963.〔〔Douthis, p. 93; ''Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study in History, Art, Science'', p. 21.〕〔Some sources vary as to the degree earned. The ''Washington Post'' reported at his death that Kinard had earned a Master of Theology at Hood. See: Smith, J. Y. "John R. Kinard, Director of Anacostia Museum, Dies." ''Washington Post.'' August 6, 1989. However, the ''New York Times'' claimed it was a Master of Arts. See: "John R. Kinard, Museum Director, 53." ''New York Times.'' August 7, 1989. The majority of sources say it was a Bachelor of Divinity, which is the degree listed in the main text of this article.〕 In 1962, while attending Hood Theological Seminary, he joined Operation Crossroads Africa (a progenitor of the Peace Corps) and spent a summer building student housing and dining facilities in Tanzania.〔〔Douthis, p. 92.〕 Dr. James Herman Robinson, founder of Operation Crossroads, encouraged him to return to Africa. Kinard did so after graduation, becoming a paid staff member of the organization. He worked in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. He was later promoted to coordinator of all Operation Crossroads projects in eastern Africa (a region ranging from Cairo in the north to Zimbabwe in the south).〔 Kinard returned to Washington, D.C., in 1964. He became a counselor with the Neighborhood Youth Corps, a program established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to provide work experience for at-risk African American youth and encourage them to stay in school. He also worked for Southeast Neighborhood House, an organization founded by Dr. Dorothy Ferebee to provide medical care and other services to poor African Americans living in Southeast Washington, D.C.〔 Kinard married Marjorie Anne Williams on November 1, 1964.〔 The couple had three daughters: Sarah, Joy, and Hope.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Kinard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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