white, george
associate professor and chair
history, philosophy and anthropology
phone: 718-262-2641
office location: ac-3d08a
gwhite@york.cuny.edu
education
degree | institution | field | dates |
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phd | temple university | history | 2001 |
jd | harvard law school | law | 1987 |
dr. white’s first book holding the line: race, racism, and american foreign policy toward africa, 1953-1961 was published in 2005. his second book will be an edited volume of the papers of a world war ii chaplain, entitled “on the battlefield for my lord: the papers of rev. robert boston dokes in world war ii.” in addition to his ph.d., dr. white also has a j.d. from harvard law school and has taught courses or portions of courses on the impact of the american legal system on society.
areas of expertise
- u.s. foreign policy towards africa
african american history
American law & Society
books in field of expertise
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george white, jr.. holding the line: race, racism, and american foreign policy toward africa, 1953-1961. Lanham, MD.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. .
articles in field of expertise
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george white, jr.. ""i am teaching some of the boys: chaplain robert boston dokes and military testin of black soldiers in world war ii"." journal of negro education. 81, number 3 summer 2012: .
george white, jr.. "big ballin’!?: vice president nixon and the creation of the bureau of african affairs in the u.s. department of state." passport. 3 august 2010: .
george white, jr.. "little wheel blues: john lee hooker, the eisenhower administration, and african decolonization." cercles. 5 2002: 109-126.
chapters in field of expertise
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george white, jr.. "the aftermath of world war ii and the rise of amharic, masculine hegemony in ethiopia." reconstructing societies in the aftermath of war. flavia brizio-skov, ed 2005: .
non refereed proceedings in field of expertise
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george white, jr.. ""the military in sub-saharan africa"." encyclopedia of military science. 1 of 4 2013: 25-32.
george white, jr.. ""strip searched: race and the unasked question in the airport scanner debate"." nation of cowards. november 25, 2010: .
george white, jr.. "the power of naming: glenn beck and his "rally"." nation of cowards. september 4, 2010: .
george white, jr.. "race matters in the ft. hood shootings." nation of cowards. november 2009: .
george white, jr.. "there is a stone in my heart." shafr blog. april 2009: .
george white, jr.. "senator edward brooke, iii." encyclopedia of african american history. 1 2009: .
george white, jr.. "james p. comer." encyclopedia of african american history. 1 2009: .
george white, jr.. "ring the bell." shafr blog. march 2009: .
george white, jr.. "the pimps have left the building." shafr blog. february 2009: .
george white, jr.. "first voices: breaking the cycle." shafr blog. march 2009: .
george white, jr.. "a prophecy of class warfare." shafr blog. february 2009: .
george white, jr.. "the "no plan"-plan to rebuild iraq." shafr blog. january 2009: .
george white, jr.. "Call & Response." shafr blog. december 2008: .
george white, jr.. "benjamin o. davis. sr." encyclopedia of war and american society. 2006: .
george white, jr.. "executive order #9981." encyclopedia of war and american society. 2006: .
george white, jr.. "african americans and world war ii." americans at war encyclopedia. 2004: .
george white, jr.. "imperialism, united states, 1898-1914." americans at war encyclopedia. 2004: .
reviews in field of expertise
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"american historical review" april 2013, vol. 118, no. 2: 546-547.
"h-diplo" forthcoming 2012: .
"h-diplo" june 30, 2010: online.
"register of the kentucky historical society" 2004: vol. 101, pp. 201-203.
"register of the kentucky historical society" 2003: vol. 100, pp. 253-255.
"journal of mississippi history" 2002: .
"the journal of east tennessee history" 2001: .
presented papers, lectures, and exhibitions and performances
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" august 8th in america: memory, power, and the meanings of a people's history " november 2011: east tennessee historical society.
" black christian soldiers: reverend robert boston dokes, world war ii, and religion in the military " may 22, 2010: society of military history.
" facilitator/moderator for the panel “citizenship, history, and remembering african american life,” " february 20, 2010: marion thompson wright lecture series and black history month symposium, rutgers university-newark.
" the lord has called us to a hard task: chaplain robert dokes, black soldiers, and the practice of transgressive citizenship in world war ii " december 2, 2009: york college provost lecture series.
" big ballin’!?: vice president nixon and the creation of the bureau of african affairs in the u.s. department of state " june 26, 2009: society for historians of american foreign relations.
" we held out our eyes, delirious with grace: the meaning and significance of august 8th as emancipation day " february 3, 2007: association for african american history and historical preservation.
" building a church in the army: chaplain robert boston dokes, black religious practice, and racial resistance in world war ii " february 19, 2014: center for the study of force and diplomacy, temple university.
professional honors, prizes, fellowships
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the professional development award, university of tennessee: 2002-2003.
geraldine r. dodge postdoctoral fellowship, rutgers institute on ethncity, culture, and the modern experience: 2001-2002.
grants-in-aid
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york college cetl, creating history: the efficacy of using oral history projects in an african american history course. 2008-2009: $3,000.
offices held in professional societies
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other professional activities and public service
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reviewer, african americans in american foreign policy: from the era of frederick douglass to the age of obama, university of illinois press: 2013.
outside reader for the "journal of contemporary history": november 2011.
keynote speaker, martin luther king day, knoxville, tennessee: january 2012.
keynote speaker, hidden history of african americans in appalachia: november 2011.
historical consultant, canadian broadcasting corporation, for the upcoming documentary series on cold war propaganda: forthcoming, fall 2011.
reviewer, andrew deroche and eric morgan’s manuscript prospectus for a proposed book "globalization and sub-saharan africa" from routledge publishing: october 2010.
reviewer, jorge orejuela's book-length manuscript "rap and hip hop in america" from pearson education: june 2010.
le trice donaldson dissertation committe, university of memphis: 2009-present.
scholarly paper, “black christian soldiers: reverend robert boston dokes, world war ii, and religion in the military,” delivered at the annual meeting of the society for military history: may 22, 2010.
travis hardy dissertation committee, university of tennessee: 2006-2010.
facilitator/moderator for the panel “citizenship, history, and remembering african american life,” marion thompson wright lecture series and black history month symposium, rutgers institute on ethnicity, culture, and the modern experience: february 20, 2010.
chair of the panel “forgotten chapters of the black freedom struggle, 1941-1960,” the annual meeting of the american historical association: january 9, 2010.
chair, william appleman williams junior faculty prize committee - shafr: 2009.
scholarly paper, “the lord has called us to a hard task: reverend robert boston dokes, black soldiers, and the practice of transgressive citizenship in world war ii,” the association for the study of african american history and life: october 2, 2009.
chair of the panel “the limits of liberation: southern africa and american foreign relations,” the annual meeting of the society for historians of american foreign relations: june 27, 2008.
member, bernath-gelfand and rappaport prizes committee: 2007-2008.
reviewer, eric morgan;s book proposal "we must transform the world", university of georgia press: june 2012.
member, program committee - shafr: 2004-2006.