Encyclopedia of African American History

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Contributor List

Jeff rey S. Ahlman
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Th omas Aiello
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana

Efua S. Akoma
PhD Candidate, Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, Virginia

Jane M. Aldrich
South Carolina Historical Society
Charleston, South Carolina

Leslie M. Alexander
Th e Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Lisa Doris Alexander
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Jeff rey Elton Anderson
University of Louisiana, Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana

Michelle E. Anderson
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Jessica Noelle Apuzzo

MA Candidate, Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York

Th abiti A. Asukile

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

James L. Baggett

Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham, Alabama

Julius H. Bailey

University of Redlands

Redlands, California

Lori Baptista

PhD Candidate, Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Renée M. Baron

Th e Juilliard School

New York, New York

Zawadi I. Barskile

PhD Candidate, New York University

New York, New York

Pearl Bates

Drew Th eological School

Madison, New Jersey