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    Worth K. Hayes Ph.D.

    Faculty

    Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, And Arts Division

    • Associate Professor, History and Africana Studies
    • Avalon Humanities and Social Sciences Endowed Chair
    Education

    Emory University

    Doctor of Philosophy, History

    Xavier University

    Bachelor of Arts, History

    Emory University

    Master of Arts, History

    Contact Information

    Phone
    470-637-1379
    Office Location
    Brawley, 202N
    Office Hours
    Tuesday - Thursday

    About the Professor

    Worth K. Hayes is the Morehouse College Avalon Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies. He is the author of the award-winning, Schools of Our Own: Chicago's Golden Age of Black Private Education (Northwestern University Press, 2020). His work on African American education, Black liberation struggles, and religious history has been published in the U.S. Catholic Historian, American Educational History Journal, and several edited volumes. His research and pedagogy have been generously supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the UNCF/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Vivian Harsh Society among other programs.

    Additional Information

    • Areas of Expertise

      Areas of Expertise

      History and Africana Studies

    • Courses

      Courses

      History of the African Diaspora

    Areas of Expertise

    History and Africana Studies

    Courses

    History of the African Diaspora