Clarence Taylor is professor emeritus of History at Baruch College in New York City and author of books on racism, religion, and civil rights in 20th-century America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Background

Clarence Taylor was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the East New York elementary school and Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. He received a BA from Brooklyn College and MA from New York University. In 1992, he received a doctorate in American history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Taylor began his career as a teacher in the New York city public school system. He spent eight years as special education teacher at Junior High School 278 at Marine Park (Brooklyn). He then became a social studies teacher at James Madison High School. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1991, Taylor became a professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. In 1996, he joined the history department and African-New World Studies Program at Florida International University. In 2004 he was named Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College. ^{[1] [2]} In 2017 he became Professor emeritus.

Taylor researches recent civil rights and black power movements, African-American religion, and the modern history of New York City. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2012, Taylor appeared in the documentary film Changing Faces of Harlem. ^[5]

In 2018, Taylor appeared in the PBS documentary film "The Woman in the Iron Coffin" ^[6]

Awards

• 2001: Gustavus Myers Award (for Civil Rights Since 1787) ^{[1] [2]}

Works

Taylor has written and edited books and also articles for journals and magazines including Jacobin. ^[7]

Books:

• The Black Churches of Brooklyn from the 19th Century to the Civil Rights Era (1994) ^[8]
• Knocking At Our Own Door: Milton A. Galamison and the Struggle to Integrate New York City Schools (1997) ^[9]
• Black Religious Intellectuals: The Fight for Equality from Jim Crow to the 21st Century (2002) ^[10]
• Reds at the Blackboard: Communism, Civil Rights and the New York City Teachers Union (2011) ^[11]
• Fight the Power: African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City (2018) ^[12]

Books edited:

• Civil Rights Since 1787: A Reader in the Black Struggle (2000) (co-editor)
• Civil Rights in New York City: From World War II to the Giuliani Era (2011) ^[13]

See also

• Teachers Union
• James Madison High School (Brooklyn)

References

External sources

• C-SPAN
• New York Historical Society

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