Curriculum Vitae

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Books Published

Archived Papers, Oral Interviews, Photos and Other Documents:  

"The Wylie Family Papers" Helped to create new manuscript collection which includes pictures, letters, and other documents from late 19th and early 20th century central and southern Illinois. Collection accepted and now housed in the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Copies of material on disk are also housed in Bradley University's Special Collections. Gifted in 2002-2003. 

Digitized and organized over 700 photographs of African Americans from annuals, yearbooks, newspaper, private collections of local residents and and photographic archives of Bradley University's Special Collections and the Peoria, Illinois Public Library. Collection of CDs were produced containing photographs, and drawings of African American from 1829 to 2001. Copies of CDs are in my possession, and are also housed by Bradley University's Special Collections, and the Peoria Public Library. Photos are now available for scholars doing work on African-Americans in Peoria, and Central Illinois. Work Completed in 2001.  

"The Bart F. Smallwood Papers," (over 5,000 items) the personal papers of Bart F. Smallwood of Indian Woods, North Carolina, who was founder and president of the Blue Jay Ball Club, Blue Jay Recreation Center, and the Blue Jay Volunteer Fire Department. Papers include over one hundred photographs from the 1920s to 1995, and recorded interviews. Papers accepted and housed by the Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, copyright 1997. (for inventory of collection online see http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/s/Smallwood,Bart_F.html)   

Mapping Colonial American History. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005.  

Mapping Native-American History. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005.  

Mapping African-American History. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.   

Bertie County: An Eastern Carolina History. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.  

Blacks at Bradley: 1897 to 2000. Chicago: Arcadia Press, 2001.   

The Atlas of African-American History and Politics: From the Slave Trade to Modern Times. Boston: McGraw Hill, 1998.   

Book Reviews

Book Review

1998 - The Afro-American in New York City, 1827-1860. George E. Walker. (New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1993. Pp. ix, 227.) New York History LXXIX no. 2 (April 1998): 175.  

Related Scholarly References to my Research and Specialization

2009 - John Hope Franklin, From Slavery to Freedom. New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2009. The leading text book for African-American History is supported by my book The Atlas of African-American History and Politics From the Slave Trade to Modern Times. Digital version of maps from the atlas can be accessed on line using a special CD and web based site provided by McGraw-Hill.  When instructors from around the world use these works to teach African-American History they are allowed access to this site.        

2007 - Ariela J. Gross Of Portuguese Origin": Litigating Identity and Citizenship among the "Little Races" in Nineteenth-Century America" Law and History Review Fall 2007, vol. 25, no. 3    

2004 - Lisa Bier, American Indian and African American People Communities and Interactions. New York, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004. Mrs. Bier cites my work on Africans, Native Americans, and Whites,   

2000 - Darlene Clark Hine, The African-American Odyssey. New York, Prentice Hall Press, 2000. Text book for African-American History was influenced by my book The Atlas of African-American History and Politics From the Slave Trade to Modern Times inspired maps for book and several of my originals are used and cited in the work.      

2000 - Reviewed a new American History textbook titled Created Equal for Addison Wesley Longman, Summer 2000.   

1999 - Appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board for Annual Editions: African-American History, edited by Rodney Coates, University of Miami, McGraw Hill, 1999.   

1999 - Appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board for A Turbulent Voyage: Readings in African-American Studies, edited by Floyd W. Hayes, III, Purdue University, Collegiate Press, 1999.

1999 - Consultant to Ms. Venita Peyton on the authenticity of and significance of historical papers concerning General George S. Patton, and his relationship with Master Sergeant George Meeks, Durham, NC, 1999.   

Refereed Journal Publications

A History of Native American and African Relations From 1502 to 1900," Negro History Bulletin, December 2000.  

Creative/Artistic Works

Developing T. V. Documentary titled "Indian Woods at The Crossroads of Three Cultures" 

Presentations - Conference (refereed *)

2008-Presented a Paper at the Iroquois Conference titled, "A History of the 6th Iroquois Nation: The Tuscarora," The Rensselaerville Institute, Rensselaerville, New York, October 3-5, 2008  

2007 - Presented a paper at the New World Cartographies: Mapping America, 1500-1776 Conference sponsored by the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford and the American Museum in Britain titled, “Mapping Red, Black and White in America: Documenting Through Maps the Merging on Native American, African and English Cultures, 1584-1776,” Bath, England, November 2-3, 2007  

2007 - Presented a paper at the 92^nd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) titled, “North Carolina’s Forgotten Past: Indian Woods, North Carolina and the Merging of Indian, Black and White Peoples from 1584 to the Present,” Charlotte, NC, October 4, 2007  

2006 - Organized a session for the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History titled “Indian Woods.” 

2006 - Chaired panel entitled, "Race in History: Policing, Containment, Discipline" at First Annual Scholars in Critical Race Studies Conference, entitled, "Naming Race, Naming Racism." Sponsored by Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, Bornblum Judaic Studies, and the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Enrichment Funds  

2006 - Presented a paper at the meeting of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) titled “ Red, Black, and White: The Influence of Native Americans and Europeans on the Development of the African-American Community,” September 30, 2006   

2005 - Presented paper and served on the Local Arrangements committee for the Tennessee Conference of Historians, 2005. 

2003 - Organized session for the Southern Historical Association titled "The Forgotten people of Dixie: The Legal and Historical Origins of the South's Tri-Racial People" and presented paper tilted "The Tuscarora of North Carolina and the Origins of America's First Tri-Racial People." Houston, TX   

2003 - Presented paper titled "Rural Blacks in Eastern North Carolina During and Since the Civil Rights Movement: A Case Study of Bertie County, North Carolina 1954-2002," Southern Conference On African American Studies Incorporated, February 21, 2003 

2003 - Served as a commenter for the Fifth Annual Graduate Students Conference in African American History, held at the University of Memphis   

2003 - Moderated a session titled "African-American History," for the 25th Annual Mid-America Historical conference held at The University of Memphis, September 19, 2003  

1999 - Presented paper titled, "Teaching Late Nineteenth Century African-American History with Maps," for the 1999 meeting of the Organization of American Historians, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1998 - Organized session titled "Teaching the African Diaspora Through Maps: A New Approach to Integrating African-American History into the Curriculum," for the meeting of the Organization of American Historians, Indianapolis, IN, April 2-5, 1998  

1997 - Attended the Berlin-Prague Seminar, a two-week seminar of scholars from around the country who study German and/or Modern European History. One week is spent in Berlin, Germany and the Second in Prague, The Czech Republic, June 19 - July 5, 1997  

1996 - Life in the Rural South during the Civil Rights Movement: A Case Study of Indian Woods from 1957 to 1990," National Association of African-American Studies and National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Conference, Houston TX, February 15, 1996 

1996 - "Overcoming the Legacy of Plessey: Indian Woods and the Struggle for Civil Rights 1960-1980," North Carolina Central University, The Helen Edmonds New South Conference and Lecture Series, Durham NC, March 23, 1996  

1996 - "African-American Activists in the Rural South: Indian Woods and Its Struggle to Overcome Jim Crow 1957-1990," Purdue University, The Annual Symposium on African-American Culture and Philosophy, West Lafayette, IN, March 30, 1996  

1996 - "Every Man Carrying His Corner: Indian Woods and the Civil Rights Movement 1957 to 1985," Towson State University, Annual Multidisciplinary Conference On The Scholarship and Creativity of African Americans, Towson, MD, April 24, 1996  

1996 - "Indian Woods: African-American History and Culture as Expressed Through Its Rural Landscape," the 81st annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Charleston, SC, October 2-6, 1996   

1996 - Organized session titled "The Historical and Contemporary Impact of the Landscape on African-American Families and Communities," for the 81st annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Charleston, SC, October 2-6, 1996  

1995 - "The Black Communities of Bertie County North Carolina: A Case Study of Indian Woods from 1960 to 1993," African-American Landscape Symposium, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, April 7, 1995  

1994 - "Defining the African-American Landscape Past and Present," Discussion Panel Member, African-American Landscape Symposium, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, April 7, 1994      

1994 - "Origins of American Slavery," African-American Landscape Symposium, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, April 6, 1994   

Presentations - Universities/Industry (refereed *)

2008 - Presented a paper at Historic Hope House titled, “Mapping the Multi-Ethnic and Cultural Heritage of African Americans in Bertie County,” Windsor, NC, February 2, 2008.  

2007 - Presented "Indian Woods: 400 Years of Recorded History" to Board of Directors of Historic Hope Foundation discussing potential for NEH funding for Indian Woods Project, April 16, 2007  

2005 - Presented "Mapping Native-American History and Integrating it into the American History Curriculum" at lecture series hosted by Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change and UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project     

2005 - Presented "Mapping African-American History and Integrating it into the American History Curriculum" at lecture series hosted by Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change and UNESCO Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project     

2004 - Spoke for Black History Month at the Federal Correctional Institute in Memphis titled “Black History: Reflections of the Past, A Look at the Present, and A Glimpse of the Future” February 26, 2004  

2003 - Presented Paper titled, "African Americans, Native Americans, and Europeans in the Making of a Rural Community: Bertie County, North Carolina" Clark Atlanta University, Department of History, February 10, 2003  

2003 - Presented paper titled "Africans among the First Nation" for the High School Scholar Seminar, The University of Memphis, November 13, 2003  

2002 - Presented lecture titled, "Relations Between Africans and Indians in Colonial North Carolina, 1586-1803" for the Department of History at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, February 12, 2002  

1997 - Moderated and opened the African American Landscape Symposium which was added for the first time to the annual national meeting of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, co-hosted by the School of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University and the School of Agriculture, Department of Plant Science, Landscape Architecture Program, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Asheville, NC, September 11-13, 1997  

1997 - Invited speaker for the Bradley University Conference. Spoke on "The History of People of Color at Bradley University" in celebration of Bradley University's Centennial, Peoria, IL, August 19, 1997  

1996 - "African-American Studies: An Overview of Bradley's Program," Academic Planning Committee of the Bradley University Board of Trustees, Oak Brook, IL, June 21, 1996  

1996 - "Indian Woods: African-American History and Culture as Expressed Through Its Rural Landscape," the Brown Bag Series, African-American Studies and Research Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, September 30, 1996  

1995 - "Indian Woods: The Struggle, Triumph, and Tragedy of an African-American Community in the Rural South from 1960 to 1993," Faculty Lecture Series, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, October 26, 1995  

1990 - "A History of the Overseas Briefing Center," (Organizational History), Overseas Briefing Center, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State, Washington, DC, September 9, 1990  

1990 - "Impact of Integration on Black Students and Administrators in North Carolina," Institute on Desegregation, Durham, NC, April 10, 1990  

Other Presentations (refereed *)

2008 - Hosted a table for "Great Conversations" a fund rasing event for the College of Art and Sciences at the University of Memphis titled "Mapping Red Black and White" March 27, 2008 

2007 - Served as a commentator for the 9^th annual Graduate Conference on African American History, University of Memphis, September 12-13, 2007 

2006 - Served as a commentator for the 8th annual Graduate Conference on African American History, University of Memphis, September 13 -15, 2006 

2005 - Served as a commentator for the 7^th annual Graduate Conference on African American History, University of Memphis, September 28-30, 2005 

2004 - Served as a commentator for the 6^th annual Graduate Conference on African American History, University of Memphis, September 9-11, 2004 

2004 - Hosted table in College of Arts and Sciences fund raising dinner, titled “Great Conversations” April 22, 2004 

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