Charles Vincent (born 1945) is an American historian, professor, and author. He a professor in the history department at

Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana, a ...

in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 2017. Vincent serves as director of the Mwalimu Institute.

Biography

Vincent was born on October 19, 1945, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Vincent was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in history from LSU. Vincent has written about African American legislators in Louisiana during the

Reconstruction era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...

as well as the history of

and the town of Scotlandville where it is located. He is a fellow of the

Louisiana Historical Association The Louisiana Historical Association is an organization established in 1889 in Louisiana to collect and preserve the history of Louisiana and its archives. The organization was formed, in part, for the operation of New Orleans' Memorial Hall A m ...

. He was interviewed for an oral history collection. He has written and spoken about Southern University's emergence after the Reconstruction era and its significance as the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) system in the United States. He has also been a featured speaker on Reconstruction and Louisiana history. He has written book reviews.

Bibliography

*''Black Legislators in Louisiana During Reconstruction'' Louisiana State University Press, 1976 *''A Centennial History of Southern University and A&M College, 1880-1980'' *''Images of America: Scotlandville'' Arcadia Publishing, 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Charles 1945 births Living people 21st-century African-American academics 21st-century American academics African-American historians American male non-fiction writers Louisiana State University alumni People from Hazlehurst, Mississippi Southern University faculty