Roger Hatch
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Roger D. Hatch, is a Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

 and Philosophy
Philosophy
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 professor at Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...

. Born and raised around the area of Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Wounded Knee is a census-designated place in Shannon County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 382 at the 2010 census....

, went to high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. He graduated from Washington High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) which was a predominately white school. He is part of the 11th generation of the "Hatch" legacy and has 70 first cousins. the "hatch" family arrived at Cape Cod
Cape Cod
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 in the 1930s. He, himself has no kids with his wife who is of African American
African American
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 decent. His wife is also a professor at CMU
CMU
CMU may stand for a university:*Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States*Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States*Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada...

 and Roger is well involved with the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 community. Has a Ph.D in Religion, which he earned through 9 years of graduate school. He went to a university in Chicago during his graduate school years. He has been teaching at CMU
CMU
CMU may stand for a university:*Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States*Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States*Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada...

 since 1976. During his graduate days, he lived in the same neighborhood as muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
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, Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was an African American religious leader, and led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975...

, and Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 soon moved into that same neighborhood. He can be called a expert on Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to...

 due to that fact that he has studied him and was on his team for about 6 months. Has written books on Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to...

such as "Beyond Opportunity: Jesse Jackson's Vision for America", and "JESSE JACKSON".
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