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Horace Bancroft Davis -LRB- August 15 , 1898 - June 28 , 1999 -RRB- was an American left-wing journalist and academic .. Davis was born in 1898 in Newport , Rhode Island and began studied at Harvard University prior to the outbreak of World War I .. Harvard University. Harvard University. World War I. World War I. He refused to serve in the war and obtained conscientious objector status .. conscientious objector. conscientious objector. Instead of fighting , he left Harvard and volunteered with the recently formed American Friends Service Committee .. American Friends Service Committee. American Friends Service Committee. Returning to Harvard , he graduated with a B.A. in 1921 and went to work as a steelworker .. Before returning to received his Ph.D. .. Davis taught at Southwestern College in Memphis , Tennessee from 1929-1930 and then wrote for the labor news service Federated Press before returning to school .. Southwestern College. Rhodes College. news service. news service. Federated Press. Federated Press. In 1934 , he graduated from Columbia University with a Ph.D. .. Columbia University. Columbia University. Leaving Columbia for Brazil , Davis moved to Sao Paulo from 1933-1934 and taught at the Fundacao Escola de Sociologia e Politica , which later became part of the University of Sao Paulo before returning to the United States .. Fundacao Escola de Sociologia e Politica. :pt :Fundacao Escola de Sociologia e Politica de Sao Paulo. University of Sao Paulo. University of Sao Paulo. He joined the faculty at Simmons College in Boston from 1936-1941 .. Simmons College. Simmons College ( Massachusetts ). During World War II , he conducted research on behalf of the Congress of Industrial Organizations .. World War II. World War II. Congress of Industrial Organizations. Congress of Industrial Organizations. In 1947 , Davis was hired as an associate professor of economics at University of Missouri -- Kansas City .. Six years later in 1953 , the anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenaed Davis to testify because of suspected membership in Communist Party USA .. House Un-American Activities Committee. House Un-American Activities Committee. Communist Party USA. Communist Party USA. He refused to testify and cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination .. Fifth Amendment. Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. However , he was then fired by UMKC and blacklisted .. From 1955 to 1957 , he began teaching at historically-black Benedict College in South Carolina .. Benedict College. Benedict College. In 1963 , Davis was hired at the newly-founded University of Guyana , where he stayed until 1966 and eventually became a dean .. University of Guyana. University of Guyana. He retired from academia in 1968 but continued publishing work until 1978 .. Davis ' son , Horace Chandler Davis , was born in 1926 and became a leading mathematician .. Horace Chandler Davis. Chandler Davis. Like his father , he also refused to testify when called before HUAC and spent six months in prison .. He died shortly before his 101st birthday on June 28 , 1999 at Illinois Masonic Medical Center .. Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center