Steven F. Lawson

Steven F. Lawson
Steven F. Lawson
Born	June 14, 1945; New York City, New York; United States
Academic background
Education	City College of New York (BA); Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Thesis	Give Us the Ballot: The Expansion of Black Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969 (1974)
Doctoral advisor	William Leuchtenburg
Academic work
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 ;
Main interests	U.S. since 1945; Civil Rights Movement; African-American Politics; Political And Legal History
Notable works	Black Ballots (1976); ; In Pursuit of Power (1985); Running for Freedom (1991); Debating the Civil Rights Movement (1998);

Steven Fred Lawson (born June 14, 1945) is an American historian of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He is an emeritus professor at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

Steven F. Lawson
Born	(1945-06-14) June 14, 1945 New York City, New York United States

Academic background
Education	City College of New York (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Thesis	Give Us the Ballot: The Expansion of Black Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969 (1974)
Doctoral advisor	William Leuchtenburg
Academic work
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
Main interests	U.S. since 1945 Civil Rights Movement African-American Politics Political And Legal History
Notable works	Black Ballots (1976) In Pursuit of Power (1985) Running for Freedom (1991) Debating the Civil Rights Movement (1998)