![]() ![]() Herndon himself had been the subject of intense controversy since 1889 when he published an unusually candid memoir of his friendship with the late president. At Randall’s suggestion, Donald produced a study of Lincoln’s friend and law partner, William Herndon. Professor Wharton encouraged his student to write a dissertation on a Lincoln-related theme, the better to take advantage of his familiarity with the material. ![]() After Donald graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, he earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Illinois in 1942 and a doctorate in 1946, studying under the eminent Civil War scholar Professor James G. ![]() Donald was born in Goodman, Mississippi, where his father was a farmer and his mother was a schoolteacher. graduation ceremony at the University of Illinois. 1946: David Herbert Donald (second from right) during the Ph.D. Young Donald had no particular inclination to pursue an academic career when he entered Millsaps College in Jackson, but he was deeply impressed by his history professor, Vernon Wharton. Although their means were limited, they encouraged all their children to study and go to college. Donald’s father was a cotton farmer, his mother a schoolteacher. When Donald was growing up, the town had fewer than 700 inhabitants, a population nearly equally divided among its black and white residents. ![]() David Herbert Donald was born in Goodman, Mississippi, about 30 miles north of Jackson. ![]()
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