Academic Historian

Christi M. Smith is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University. Her Ph.D. in Sociology is from Indiana University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of race and ethnicity, social movements, politics and education.  

Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era

In her new book, Reparation and Reconciliation: The Rise and Fall of Integrated Higher Education, sociologist Christi M. Smith reveals a largely forgotten history of early efforts to integrate higher education in the years following the Civil War. This history pushes us to consider the … Read MoreChallenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era

Eunice Hunton Carter (1899-1970)

International peace and women’s rights activist, political office seeker, and crime fighter, Eunice Hunton Carter was born July 16, 1899 in Atlanta, Georgia to William Alphaeus Sr. and Addie Waite Hunton who were also prominent educators and activists.   The family moved to Brooklyn, New York … Read MoreEunice Hunton Carter (1899-1970)

National Equal Rights League (1864-1921)

Founded in Syracuse, New York in 1864, the National Equal Rights League (NERL) promoted full and immediate citizenship for African Americans. Created during the Civil War, the League based its call for full citizenship as compensation for military service in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. … Read MoreNational Equal Rights League (1864-1921)