Education

Graduate Newberry Library Institute on Quantitative History (Summer 1980)

Research Topic: “Schism: The Non-Ideological Factors Underlying the Factionalization of the American Antislavery Movement.”

Ph.D. Fields:

  • Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction American Social History

  • Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America

  • 19th and 20th Century British History

Ph. D. The Ohio State University (December 1977)

Dissertation:

  • “Abolitionism and the American Churches, 1830-1865: A Study in Attitudes and Tactics.”

M.A. The Ohio State University (June 1973)

M.A. Thesis: “The Democracy of Columbus Ohio, During the Civil War.”

B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (June 1971)

Awards and Honors

  • University Fellow, Ohio State University, 1971-72

  • Grant-in-Aid, American Philosophical Society, 1983. $1,296. 

  • Distinguished Alumni Ambassador, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1985.

  • Research Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies, 1985. $12,500.

  • Research Proposal Preparation Mini-Grant, College of the Arts and Sciences, West Virginia, 1990.  $2,200. Declined.

  • Senate Research Grant, West Virginia University, 1990. $3,580.

  • Riggle Fellowship in the Humanities, College of the Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 1991. $2,500.

  • Radiological Consultants Association Faculty Development Summer Fellowship, West Virginia University, 1991. $5,000.

  • Research Proposal Preparation Mini-Grant, College of the Arts and Sciences, West Virginia, 1992.  $2,500.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, March 1994-February 1995. $26,500.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for the Editing of the Correspondence of Frederick Douglass, June 1994-May 1996. $224,000.

  • Senate Research Grant, West Virginia University, 1994. $5,000. 

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, March 1995-February 1996. $22,500.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, March 1996-February 1997. $29,121.

  • Course Development Grant, Multicultural Studies Committee, West Virginia University, 1996.  $2,500.

  • Faculty Development Program Grant, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 1996. $500.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, March 1997-June 1998. $31,500.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for the Editing of the Correspondence of Frederick Douglass, June 1997-July 1998. $105,532.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, July 1998-June 1999. $45,524.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for the Editing of the Correspondence of Frederick Douglass, July 1998-June 1999. $146,230.

  • Alliance of Distinguished Faculty of Indiana University, September 1998-Present.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, July 1999-June 2000. $55,837.

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for the Editing of the Correspondence of Frederick Douglass, July 1999-June 2002. $213,259.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, July 2000-June 2001. $55,156.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, July 2001-June 2002. $56,789.

  • IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. Small Grant for Teaching Using New Technologies.  January-December 2002. $4,729.

  • National Historical Records and Publications Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Autobiographical Writings of Frederick Douglass, July 2002-June 2003. $60,746.

  • IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. Faculty Learning Community Member. August 2002-Present. $500.

  • IU School of Liberal Arts. Small Grant for Teaching Using New Technologies. January-December 2002. $3,750

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2003-June 2004. $270,987.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2003-June 2004. $63,107.

  • IUPUI Office for Professional Development. Faculty-in-Residence. June 2003-August 2004.  $5,000.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2004-June 2005. $67,111.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2005-June 2006. $59,468.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2006-June 2008. $63,866.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2008-June 2009. $158,564.88.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2009-June 2012. $376,668.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2012-June 2013. $57,844.

  • Indiana Humanities. A Public Symposium: Rediscovering the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, 4-5 October 2012. $4,000.

  • IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute.  A Public Symposium: Rediscovering the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, 4-5 October 2012. $12,000.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2013-June 2014. $57,844.

  • New Currents. A Public Symposium: Frederick Douglass’s The Heroic Slave and the American Revolutionary Tradition, October 9-10, 2014. $22,000.

  • Indiana Humanities. Frederick Douglass’s The Heroic Slave and the American Revolutionary Tradition, October 9-10, 2014. $4,000.

  • IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute:  “Frederick Douglass’s The Heroic Slave and the American Revolutionary Tradition, October 9-10, 2014. $4,000.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2014-June 2015. $52,060.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2015-June 2016. $57,844.

  • New Currents. A Public Symposium: “Frederick Douglass and the Role of Oratory in African American Leadership,” October 20, 2016. $15,800.

  • Indiana Humanities. “Fourth Annual Madame C.J. Walker/Frederick Douglass Public Workshop,” October 21, 2016. $4,000

  • IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute.  “Frederick Douglass and the Role of Oratory in African American Leadership,” October 20, 2016. $2,000,

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2016-June 2017. $57,266.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2017-June 2018. $75,930.

  • New Currents. A Public Symposium: “Frederick Douglass at 200: His Living Words,” October 25-26, 2018. $18,686.

  • Indiana Humanities. “Frederick Douglass at 200: His Living Words,” October 25-26, 2018. $4,000.

  • IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute. “Frederick Douglass at 200: His Living Words,” October 25-26, 2018. $2,000,

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2018-June 2019. $97,877.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2019-June 2020. $118,363.

  • Indiana Humanities. ”Advancing Awareness of the Hoosiers Reading Frederick Douglass Together Program.” 2020-2021. $5,000.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2020-June 2021. $120,000.

  • Presidential Arts and Humanities Initiative Grant. "Race, Religion, and Politics in the Age of Frederick Douglass (and Donald Trump)." October 25-26, 2021. $20,000.

  • National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Grant for the Editing of the Frederick Douglass Papers, July 2021-June 2022. $123,450.

Professional Service and Affiliations

  • Member of the American Historical Association, Southern Historical Association, the Indiana Historical Society, the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, the Association for Documentary Editing, and National Abolition Hall of Fame.

  • Induction Committee, National Abolition Hall of Fame, 2019.

  • Program Committee Member, The Friends of the Network to Freedom, 2008-2009.

  • Editorial Board, Documentary Editing. Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing. (November 2001-2008).

  • Fellow, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, IUPUI, August 2006-Present.

  • Editorial Board, Model Editions Partnership (January 2000-2006).

  • Book Prize Committee, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, 1984-87. Chair, 1986-87.

  • Membership Committee, Southern Historical Association, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1996-97.

  • Induction Committee, National Abolition Hall of Fame (2009, 2015, 2020)

  • Member of Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society, and Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society.  President of Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Beta Chapter, Department of History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (May 1970 - May 1971).