| Summary: | Distinguished professor Wilfred D. Samuels was born on February 7, 1947 in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica to Lena and Noel Samuels. He attended and graduated from the University of California, Riverside earning his B.A. degree in English and black Studies. In 1974, Samuels went on to earn his M.A. degree in American studies and African American studies from the University of Iowa. He continued his education by receiving his Ph.D. in American studies and African American studies. Later, in 1993, during the annual conferences of the American Literature Association (ALA), he founded the African American Literature and Culture Society (AALCS) to encourage the contextual research of African American studies. Samuels has lectured in England, Africa, Japan, throughout Southeast Asia, receiving many awards and recognitions.
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