Biography
Before arriving at MSU in fall 2025, I taught at Grand Valley State University from 2008 to 2025. I teach classes in U.S. History, African American History, Civil Rights, and Sports History, and my research specialty is the Black Athlete. I have published three books, I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915 (2017,) We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality (2021,) and my latest book is The Great Black Hope: Doug
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