@article{1380583, author = {Meier, August, and Rudwick, Elliott M.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1380583}, title = {Black history and the historical profession, 1915-1980 /}, publisher = {University of Illinois Press,}, abstract = {Meier and Rudwick show how black history, originally a Jim Crow specialty ignored by nearly the entire historical profession, has evolved into one of the liveliest and most active areas of study. A remarkable self-examination of the authors' own profession, this volume blends research in primary and secondary sources with extensive interviews of nearly 200 scholars--including the most highly respected names in the field.}, recid = {1380583}, pages = {xv, 380 pages ;}, address = {Urbana :}, year = {1986}, }