James Oakes (historian)

This article is about the historian. For the English footballer, see Jimmy Oakes. For the judge, see James L. Oakes.
James Oakes
Born (1953-12-19) December 19, 1953 (age 70)
Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.

James Oakes (born December 19, 1953) is an American historian, and is a Distinguished Professor of History and Graduate School Humanities Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York where he teaches courses on the American Civil War and Reconstruction, Slavery, the Old South, Abolitionism, and U.S. and World History. He taught previously at Princeton University and Northwestern University.[1]

  1. ^ "James Oakes Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine". Graduate Center. City University of New York. gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.