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==Background==

==Background==

McDonald was born in [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] Texas, to Archie and Pernemia Cowan McDonald. After his father's death when Archie was young,  his mother married George Harvey Tucker, Sr., who reared McDonald and his two step-brothers and one step-sister. He graduated in 1954 from French High School in Beaumont and in 1958 received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. In 1960, he received a [[Master of Arts]] in history from [[Rice University]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1965, he received his [[Ph.D.]] [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], under the renowned historian T. Harry Williams, who directed his dissertation at LSU.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95900782/archie-philip-mcdonald|title=Archie Philip McDonald|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

McDonald was born in [[Beaumont]] Texas, to Archie and Pernemia Cowan McDonald. After his father's death when Archie was young,  his mother married George Harvey Tucker, Sr., who reared McDonald and his two step-brothers and one step-sister. He graduated in 1954 from French High School in Beaumont and in 1958 received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. In 1960, he received a [[Master of Arts]] in history from [[Rice University]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1965, he received his [[Ph.D.]] [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], under the renowned historian T. Harry Williams (1909-1979), who directed his dissertation at LSU.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95900782/archie-philip-mcdonald|title=Archie Philip McDonald|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Academic career==

==Academic career==