Biography of winthrop d jordan
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan (November 11, – February 23, ) was an American historian and professor who specialized in the history of slavery in the.
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan was an American historian and professor who specialized in the history of slavery in the United States and racism against Black Americans.!
Winthrop D. Jordan
American historian
Winthrop D. Jordan | |
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| Born | (1931-11-11)11 November 1931 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | 23 February 2007(2007-02-23) (aged 75) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Works | White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 |
Winthrop Donaldson Jordan (November 11, 1931 – February 23, 2007) was an American historian and professor who specialized in the history of slavery in the United States and racism against Black Americans.
His 1968 work White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 was awarded the National Book Award in History and Biography.[1]
The work has been described in a review as "one of the most important contributions yet made to the history of racial relationships in early America",[2] and helped to inspire serious scholarly enquiry into interracial relationships in North America, specifically President Thomas Jefferson's relationship