Litwack, Leon F.

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Leon F. Litwack was born in 1929 in Santa Barbara, California. He received a B.A. (1951) and Ph.D. (1958) from the University of California at Berkeley, where he also served as a professor in the History Department from 1965 to 2007. Litwack's scholarship focused on African-American history, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for his book, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery.

From the description of Leon F. Litwack collection of Berkeley, California, protest literature, 1939-2004 (bulk 1964-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702195681

Leon F. Litwack was born in 1929 in Santa Barbara, California. He received a B.A. (1951) and Ph.D. (1958) from the University of California at Berkeley, where he also served as a professor in the History Department from 1965 to 2007. Litwack's scholarship focused on African-American history and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for his book, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery .

From the guide to the Leon F. Litwack collection of Berkeley, California, protest literature, 1939-2004, 1964-1989, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Leon F. Litwack, the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History at the University of California Berkeley.

From the description of Southern California religious and fraternal collection, 1905-1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78680535

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn E. L. Doctorow Papers Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Stampp, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Milton). Kenneth M. Stampp papers, 1938-2007. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Litwack, Leon F.,. Southern California religious and fraternal collection, 1905-1922. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Gold, Herbert, 1924-. Letters, 1969-1979, to Robie Macauley [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Leon F. Litwack collection of Berkeley, California, protest literature, 1939-2004, 1964-1989 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith African Methodist Episcopal Church. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Panther Party. corporateBody
associatedWith Doctorow, E. L., 1931- person
associatedWith Gold, Herbert, 1924- person
associatedWith Stampp, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Milton) person
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. corporateBody
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California--Berkeley
California
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African Americans
African Americans
Church records and registers
Civil rights
Civil rights
Counterculture
Counterculture
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech
Freemasonry
Protest literature
Protest literature
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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