Christopher Robert Reed

Christopher Robert Reed (born January 11, 1942) is an American historian known for his expertise on the African American experience in twentieth century Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Reed was a professor of Black Studies from 1982-2009 and published a number of books related to his work in the field.

Personal life

Reed was born to Robert and Josephine Reed in Chicago, Illinois on January 11, 1942. He grew up in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood, where he attended John Marshall Elementary School and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1959. He earned his B.A. from Roosevelt University in 1963 and his M. A. from the same institution in 1968.^[2] He received his Ph.D.from Kent State University in 1982, with a thesis "A study of Black politics and protest in depression-decade Chicago: 1930-1939" ^[3]

Notably, Reed’s great grandfather served in the 116th Infantry of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and participated in the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House in 1865, which marked the end of the war.^[2]

Academic career

Reed served as Professor of Black Studies at the University of Chicago from 1982 to 1987. He then accepted a position at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he taught courses on North American slavery and African American history in Chicago.^[4]

Over the course of his career, Reed published a number of books on African American history.^[5] Reed received the St. Clair Drake Award for Outstanding Scholarship in 2001, and retired from teaching in 2009.^[2]

Bibliography

• The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966 Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1997. ISBN 9780253333131
• All the World is Here!: The Black Presence at White City Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2000. 9780253215352 ^[6]
• Black Chicago’s First Century, Volume 1, 1833-1900 Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2005 ISBN 9780826264602 According to WorldCat, the book is held in 517 libraries ^[7]
• The Depression Comes to the South Side: Protest and Politics in the Black Metropolis, 1930-1933 Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011. ISBN 9780253005526 . According to WorldCat, the book is held in 708 libraries ^[8]
• The rise of Chicago's Black metropolis, 1920-1929 Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, 2011. ISBN 9780252093173

References

External links

• University of Illinois Press
• Meet the Faculty
• Papers of Christopher Robert Reed