William L. Van Deburg

William L. Van Deburg
Born (1948-05-08) May 8, 1948 (age 76)
Academic background
EducationKalamazoo Central High School
Academic work
DisciplineAfro-American Studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

William L. Van Deburg (born May 8, 1948) was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] He has written on antebellum slavery, on the history of black nationalism, and on contemporary African-American popular culture. Van Deburg retired from teaching in 2008 and is currently Professor Emeritus.

  1. ^ "William L. Van Deburg". press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 17 October 2017.