'''Ruth Evelyn Hodge''' is an award-winning American [[archivist]], author, educator, and community activist who has furthered the advancement of African-American and United States military history research and writing during the 20th and early 21st centuries. “African-Americans played a great part in building America,” she said during a newspaper interview in 2000. “The more people know, the better they understand and the better they get along.”<ref>Saylor, Pamilla. “[https://archive.org/stream/lycomingcollegem1602lyco#page/6/mode/1up/search/Hodge State Archivist Rescues History: Tracks African-American Contributions]”, in ''Lycoming College Magazine'', Winter 2000-01, pp. 6-7. Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Lycoming College, retrieved online July 28, 2018.</ref>
