Academic Background: Ph.D. in History, UC Berkeley, 1958; B.A., UC Berkeley, 1951.
Research Interests: American history, African American history, and the history of slavery.
Appointments: Professor Emeritus of History, UC Berkeley.
Awards: Pulitzer Prize for History (1979); National Book Award (1980).
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Additional Contributions: Mentored generations of historians in African American studies.