Legacy
Porter's work on Sierra Leonean history is considered to be among the most scholarly work done on the people of his native Sierra Leone. Professor Porter's analysis of the stratification of Creole society is considered the most authoritative work on the development of Creole society, and most scholars reference his book when researching the Creole people. The work he accomplished during his tenure at Fourah Bay College, has made many look upon Professor Porter as one in the mold of historian Christopher Fyfe, Professor Eldred D. Jones, Professor Akintola J.G. Wyse, and linguist Leo Spitzer.
After leaving his post as Vice-Principal of Fourah Bay College, Arthur T. Porter II moved to East Africa, and became Principal of the University College, Nairobi, one of the three colleges of the University of East Africa. His term there ended in 1970.
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