William M. Tuttle Jr.

William M. Tuttle Jr. is a professor and author of several books of note on twentieth-century American history and African-American history.

Early life

After graduating from Denison University, Bill spent three years in the United States Air Force.[1][2] He later earned a Master's Degree and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Tuttle has been very influential in his field. He was a professor at the University of Kansas from 1967 until he retired in 2008, teaching American Studies in the University's Department of History.[3] He was among the founders of the University's branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Additionally, he has published many scholarly articles and has won several awards, including the H.O.P.E. Teaching Award from the Class of 2001.[2]

In 2018, Denison University awarded Tuttle with an honorary doctorate degree.[4]

Bibliography
Year Title Publisher ISBN
1993 "Daddy's Gone to War": The Second World War in the Lives of America's Children Oxford University Press 9780199772001
1982 Plain Folk: The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans (with David M. Katzman) University of Illinois Press 0252009061
1973 (Editor) W. E. B. Du Bois: Writings by and about W. E. B. Du Bois illuminate his ideals, commitments, and contributions to Black liberation Prentice-Hall 9780132209055
1970 Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919 University of Illinois Press 9780252065866

References
  1. Denison University 2019
  2. University of Kansas 2019
  3. University of Kansas 2019a
  4. Tuttle, William (28 June 2018). "William M. Tuttle, Jr. Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree". Wisconsin Alumni Association. Retrieved 5 Jan 2020.

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