Education
Ph.D., History
of African Peoples, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1977
M.A., American
Urban History, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1971
B.A., American
History, St. Augustine's College,
Raleigh,
North Carolina, 1969
Professional
Experience
Scott and Dorothy
Bullitt Professor of American History, University of Washington,
Seattle,
1999-
Visiting Professor,
Summer Term, Pepperdine University,
Malibu,
California, 2000
Knight Distinguished
Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon,
1998-1999
Professor, Department
of History, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1990-1999, Department
Head, 1997-1999
Visiting Professor,
Summer Term, Pepperdine University,
Malibu,
California, 1997
Visiting Professor,
Summer Term, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington,
1995
Acting Director,
Ethnic Studies Program, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon, 1992-1993
Adjunct Professor,
Folklore and Ethnic Studies Program, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon, 1990-1994
Visiting Fulbright
Professor of History, Department of History, University of Lagos,
Akoka,
Nigeria,
1987-1988
Professor, Department
of History, California
Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo, California,
1977-1990
Assistant Professor,
Black Studies Program, Washington
State University,
Pullman,
Washington, 1971-1975