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David Howard-Pitney

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David Howard-Pitney is an American historian, notable for his works on the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

Life

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He was born and raised in Oregon, United States.[citation needed] He went to Oregon State University, attended History Graduate school in Minnesota, and has lived in California since 1986.[citation needed]

He is an American historian who has taught at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, San Jose State University, and at De Anza College. He is now retired[2] and living in Cupertino, CA.[citation needed] He has authored several historical books and articles, including "The African-American Jeremiad" and "Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s."

Career

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He has taught American history and American studies at San Jose State University and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is now professor and history department chair of De Anza College.[3]

Bibliography

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His books include:[3]

  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History with Documents (2004, Bedford/St Martin's: ISBN 978-0312395056)
  • The African-American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Today is Malcolm X Day. Why don't we celebrate him like King?". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Witnessing History". Witnessing History. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "David Howard-Pitney (Author of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Angell, Stephen W. (September 1995). "The Afro-American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America. By David Howardpitney. Philadelphia, Pa.: Temple University Press, 1990. viii + 237 pp.$16.95". Church History. 64 (3): 527–528. doi:10.2307/3169006. ISSN 1755-2613. JSTOR 3169006.
  5. ↑ Calloway-Thomas, Carolyn (June 1992). "Book reviews". Howard Journal of Communications. 4 (1–2): 176–179. doi:10.1080/10646179209359773. ISSN 1064-6175.
  6. ↑ Sharpley-Whiting, Tracy Denean (March 28, 2006). "Review of David Howard Pitney's The African American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America". AmeriQuests. 2 (1). doi:10.15695/amqst.v2i1.48. ISSN 1553-4316.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Sylvester (April 2007), Review of Howard-Pitney, David, The African American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America, H-Amstdy, H-Review, retrieved December 30, 2025
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