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Herbert Addison Burns    

Motivational Speaker, Author & Narrator of the Audio Books, " The History of Cleveland's Underground Railroad," "The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue," & "The Oberlin-Wellington Trial"

Herbert Addison Burns is an Historical Scholar from Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and Kent State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and minored in Finance. He is the President of the Friends of the Library Warrensville HTS Library Branch directing programing functions.

He is the author and narrator of the audiobooks, "The History of Cleveland’s Underground Railroad," "The History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue" and "The Oberlin-Wellington Trial." He teaches the Black Laws, the Underground Railroad in Ohio, and the Slave Bible at Tri-C Community College Encore Program.

Burns appeared on The Laws of Life TV Court program, interviewed by Judge Fred Mosley regarding the Slave Bible the Psychology of Slave Religion in the Past and Present.

Speech Topics

Unsung Black Civil Rights Activists and Social Reformers

Mr. Burns focuses on Black civil rights activists who are unknown to most high school and middle school students. Special attention is placed on Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association and Booker T Washington. The contributions of these two titans in Black history is crucial for students continuing courses in Advance Placement Black Studies and African American Courses in college. The reason being, Marcus Garvey's organization was bigger than the civil rights movement. Twentieth century social reformers including Malcolm X who advocated black economic empowerment were adopted by Marcus Garvey and Booker T Washington. Past events are linked to current events to give students a point of reference.

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