Five African-Americans of Boston have received the prestigious MacArthur Fellows award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago: Elma Lewis (1981) for Arts Education; Robert Moses (1982) Philosophy and Education; Sara Lawrence Lightfoot (1984) Sociology of Education; Muriel Snowden (1987) Community Organization; and George Russell (1989) Jazz Composition and Theory. MacArthur Fellows receive financial awards to enhance their creative accomplishments.
