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==Background==

==Background==

McDonald was born in [[Beaumont]] in Jefferson County, 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>

McDonald was born in [[Beaumont]] in Jefferson County, 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=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Academic career==

==Academic career==