Publication Information

Names:  Gordon, Jacob U’Mofe, editor. | Ortiz, Paul, editor. | George A. Smathers Libraries, publisher.

Title: African American studies: 50 years at the University of Florida / edited by Jacob U’Mofe Gordon and Paul Ortiz.

Description: Gainesville, FL : Library Press @ UF, 2021 | Summary: African American Studies: 50 Years at the University of Florida provides an overview of the history of African American Studies at the University of Florida. Chapters are based on papers presented at the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the African American Studies Program at the University of Florida. In addition to providing a comprehensive history of African American Studies at the University of Florida, the book also documents the research of Black faculty at UF; examines how students, faculty, and staff involved with African American Studies practice community engagement and service; contains testimonies from community elders; and includes reflections by and about prominent UF alumni such as Judge Stephan Mickle and Dr. David Horne.

Identifiers: ISBN 9781944455156

Subjects: LCSH: University of Florida. African-American Studies Program. | African Americans–Study and teaching (Higher). | African American scholars. | Community and college–Florida–Gainesville. | Education, Higher–Social aspects–United States.

Classification: LCC  E184.7.A314 2021