Boer was born in
Beverwijk, Netherlands, in 1935. He moved to the United States in the mid-1950s, where he studied at Morehouse College and Spelman College of Atlanta University (now
Clark Atlanta University). He worked in the civil rights movement and was involved with settlement houses including the
United South End Settlements, Franklin-Wright Settlement, and Elizabeth Peabody House in
Boston. He served as a program director at Lincoln House and was interviewed in 1974 regarding his work in community development and urban change. == Works ==