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Junius P. Rodriguez is a professor of history at
Eureka College Eureka College is a private liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois, that is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Enrollment in 2018 was approximately 567 students. Eureka College was the third college in the Uni ...
in
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, who has been the general editor of multiple major reference books on the history of
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and the world, as well as related topics such as black history and abolitionism. His work on the
history of slavery The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. Likewise, its victims have come from many different ethnicities and religious groups. The social, economic, and legal positions of ens ...
was acclaimed as "outstanding" by other scholars and by librarians, who have recommended it as part of the core collection for every academic library and many public libraries as well. In July 2017, Rodriguez announced his candidacy for the
U.S. House The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
representing
Illinois's 18th congressional district The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It was last represented by Republican Darin LaHood, who took ...
in the 2018 U.S. federal midterm election, but lost to incumbent Republican Darin LaHood.


Career

Rodriguez grew up in
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. After earning his B.A. from Nicholls State University (1979), he taught in the public school system of
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Lafourche Parish (french: Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. The parish was formed in 1807. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, ...
, for nearly a decade. Rodriguez served a term as Parish Councilman in Lafourche Parish from 1979-1983. Rodriguez earned his M.A. from
Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisian ...
(1987), and Ph.D. from
Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
(1992).''Contemporary Authors'', Vol. 170, p. 359; ''Contemporary Authors New Revised Series'', Vol. 125, p.304 Rodriguez has been a professor of history at
Eureka College Eureka College is a private liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois, that is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Enrollment in 2018 was approximately 567 students. Eureka College was the third college in the Uni ...
since 1992. John Greenfieldt and Patrice Bartell recommended his ''Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion'' for public library core collections. Rodriguez consulted on the development of the documentary ''Human Bondage'', which aired as part of the
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's '' History's Mysteries'' series in 2000. In 2002, he helped draw national attention to the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. Journalist DeWayne Wickham described his efforts as "a perfect teachable moment for discussion and reflection" that was fitting for the event. Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican congressman Darin LaHood of
Illinois's 18th congressional district The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It was last represented by Republican Darin LaHood, who took ...
in
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, running as a Democrat. He won 27.9% of the vote to LaHood's 72.1%. His number of votes was the second most ever earned by a Democrat in the Illinois 18th District, despite running as a vacancy appointment on a shortened campaign schedule.


Works

*''The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery'', two volumes (1997) – ABC-CLIO **Review: and h **Reviews ''Journal of Southern History'', *''Chronology of World Slavery'' (1999) – ABC-CLIO *''The Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia'' (2002) – ABC-CLIO *''Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion'', two volumes (2007) - Greenwood **Review: ''Booklist'' **Review: ''Public library core collection'' *''Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia'', two volumes (2007) – ABC-CLIO **Reviews: ''Library Media Connection'' *''Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World'', three volumes (2007) **Reviews: ''Against the Grain'' ''Against the Grain'', November 2007, p. 65; * ''Slavery in the Modern World: A History of Political, Social, and Economic Oppression'' (ABC-CLIO, 2 vol 2011) In 2000, ''Chronology of World Slavery'', was included in "Outstanding reference sources 2000", from the
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.


References


External links


''Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World''
— official page at the
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web site.
''Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion''
— official page at the ABC-CLIO web site.
''Chronology of World Slavery''
(1999)— official page at the ABC-CLIO web site.
''Rodriguez for Congress''
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