David Howard-Pitney is an American historian, notable for his works on the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Life

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He was born and raised in Oregon, United States.[citation needed] He went to Oregon State University, attended History Graduate school in Minnesota, and has lived in California since 1986.[citation needed]

He is an American historian who has taught at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, San Jose State University, and at De Anza College. He is now retired and living in Cupertino, CA.[citation needed] He has authored several historical books and articles, including "The African-American Jeremiad" and "Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s."

Career

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He has taught American history and American studies at San Jose State University and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is now professor and history department chair of De Anza College.[1]

Bibliography

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His books include:[1]

  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History with Documents (2004, Bedford/St Martin's: ISBN 978-0312395056)
  • Afro-American Jeremiad
  • Black Protest and the Great Migration & Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s
  • Muckraking & Scopes Trial & Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s

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