Donald P. Ryder, architect of Black cultural works, dies at 94 - TheGrio
Donald P. Ryder, architect of Black cultural works, dies at 94 "He was drafted out of college at 19 years old into service in the segregated armed forces to serve as a prison guard and driver to white officers, and attended a segregated college campus,” said his daughter. The New York Times reported Ryder died on February 17, in his New Rochelle, NY home. The death was confirmed to the outlet by his daughter Lorraine Ryder. As an architect, Ryder and his firm designed important sites for Black culture and became one of the country’s prominent partnerships of Black architects. Together...
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