Born:(1945-06-14) June 14, 1945 (age 81), New York City, New York, United States
Thesis:Give Us the Ballot: The Expansion of Black Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969 (1974)
Education:City College of New York (BA), Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Institutions:Rutgers University, Professor Emeritus of History, Past career University of Cambridge, Duke University, Visiting Adjunct Professor (Fall of 1995), University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Professor and Head (1992-1998), University of South Florida, Professor (1986), Asst. Professor (1978, 1974), Instructor (1972), City College of New York, Adjunct Lecturer (1970), Kingsborough Community College
Notable works:Black Ballots (1976), , , In Pursuit of Power (1985), , Running for Freedom (1991), , Debating the Civil Rights Movement (1998)
Main interests:U.S. since 1945, Civil Rights Movement, African-American Politics, Political And Legal History