Elliott Rudwick

Elliott M. Rudwick was a professor of Sociology and History as well as an author in the United States. He wrote about African Americans and their history including W. E. B. Du Bois.[1][2] He corresponded with Du Bois.[3] Rudwick worked with historian August Meier on several books. He also wrote about the East St. Louis massacre of 1917.[4][5]

He graduated from Temple University and received a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the Kent State University faculty in 1968, Rudwick had taught at Southern Illinois University, Florida State University and the University of Tampa.[6]

He was a Guggenheim Fellow.[7] In 1967 he was interviewed about "Negro retaliatory violence".[8]

  1. ^ "Elliott Rudwick". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. ^ Wright, Paul M.; Smith, Earl; Aptheker, Herbert; Rudwick, Elliott (April 1, 1977). "Communications". The Journal of Negro History. 62 (2): 195–199. doi:10.1086/JNHv62n2p195. S2CID 224833436 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
  3. ^ "Letter from Elliot M. Rudwick to W. E. B. Du Bois, September 19, 1959". credo.library.umass.edu.
  4. ^ "Deadly 1917 Riot Mostly Forgotten : Unrest: Seventy-five years before Los Angeles' disturbances, 48 died in East St. Louis racial attacks. A survivor says, 'It was just like war.'". Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1992.
  5. ^ "Books of The Times End Papers RACE RIOT AT EAST ST. LOUIS. By Elliott M. Rudwick. 300 pages, Ill. Southern University of Illinois Press, Illinois. $6. (Published 1964)". July 24, 1964 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Elliott M. Rudwick, 58, Dies; Sociology Professor at Kent". The New York Times. 1986-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Elliott M. Rudwick".
  8. ^ "Negro retaliatory violence / Dr. Elliot Rudwick. | Pacifica Radio Archives". www.pacificaradioarchives.org.