▁Kelly ▁Miller ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Win ns bor o , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Howard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁admitted ▁to ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁physics , ▁and ▁astronom y . ▁ ▁App oint ed ▁professor ▁of ▁mathematics ▁at ▁Howard ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Miller ▁introduced ▁soci ology ▁into ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁serving ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁As ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁he ▁modern ized ▁the ▁classical ▁curr icul um , ▁strength ening ▁the ▁natural ▁and ▁social ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Miller ▁graduated ▁from ▁Howard ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer ▁of ▁articles ▁and ▁ess ays ▁which ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁major ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁several ▁books ▁including ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Bond age . ▁ ▁Miller ▁assist ed ▁W . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Du ▁Bo is ▁in ▁editing ▁The ▁Cris is , ▁the ▁official ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁( NA AC P ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁his ▁week