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Steven F. Lawson
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| Born | June 14, 1945 New York City, New York
United States |
| Education | City College of New York (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
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| Institutions | Rutgers University Professor Emeritus of History Past career
University of Cambridge
Duke University Visiting Adjunct Professor (Fall of 1995) University of North Carolina at Greensboro Professor and Head (1992-1998) University of South Florida Professor (1986) Asst. Professor (1978, 1974) Instructor (1972) City College of New York Adjunct Lecturer (1970) Kingsborough Community College |
| Thesis | Give Us the Ballot: The Expansion of Black Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969 (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Leuchtenburg |
Steven Fred Lawson (born June 14, 1945) is an American historian. He is known for his work on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He is a retired professor from Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
About Steven Lawson
Steven Lawson was born in the Bronx, New York. His mother, Ceil Parker Lawson, was a housewife. His father, Murray Lawson, worked as a retail hardware clerk. He had a sister named Lona Lawson Mirchin.
He earned his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University in 1974. He taught at different colleges and universities for 40 years. After retiring, he became an independent scholar. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Nancy A. Hewitt, and their miniature poodle, Scooter.
His Important Books
Steven Lawson has written several important books about American history and the Civil Rights Movement. Some of his well-known works include:
- (with Nancy A. Hewitt) One America in the Twenty-first Century: The Report of President Bill Clinton’s Initiative on Race. (2009)
- To Secure These Rights: President Harry S Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights (2004)
- Black Ballots (1976)
- In Pursuit of Power (1985)
- Running for Freedom (1991)
- Debating the Civil Rights Movement (1998)
