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