He was a Sociology professor at Fisk University and Brooklyn College, and he worked for the U.S. federal government, including as a cultural attaché in Nigeria.
He was the author of several books about school desegregation in the Southern United States.
He graduated from Prairie View A&M University, where he earned a bachelor's degree.
[3] Valien author of several books about school desegregation in the Southern United States.
With his wife, he interviewed Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.