HIST 3370- Precolonial African History : PVAMU: Lessie B. Tate, Ph.D.
Study of African history before the arrival of the Europeans that examines the growth and evolution of political, social, and economic institutions of various African countries. Special attention will be given to the western portion of Africa (Ghana, Mali
Nationalism: African Nationalism, Black Nationalism, Black Cultural Nationalism, Pan Africanism
African American History: Race and Ethnicity, Slavery, Black Internationalism
Education
Ph.D., History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. “The Power of Pan Africanism: African American/Tanzanian Linkages, 1947-1997”
M.A., History, Texas Southern University, 2003. “Lugha Ya Taifa: Kiswahili, Pan Africanism and Nationalism in Tanzania and the United States”
B.S., Psychology, minor in Sociology, University of Houston, 2000.
Selected Courses Taught
HIST 1313: U.S. History to 1876
HIST 1323: U.S. History since 1876
HIST 3370: Pre-Colonial Africa
HIST 3371: Post-Colonial Africa
HIST 3375: African Diaspora
Selected Research Activities
African Cultural Influence in American Society, edited. San Diego: Cognella Publishing, Fall 2021 publication.
“Tanzanian/African American linkages: Working Pan Africanism through Black Internationalism.” Presentation at the Third Biennial African Philosophy World Conference: Building Africa’s Future on African Philosophy, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 28-30, 2020.
“An African Liberation Language’s Entrance in the United States,” International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review. Vol.6, No.1 (April 2020).
“The 1952 Meru Land Case: A Pan Africanism Mission,” Journal of Education & Social Policy. Vol.6, No.3 (September 2019).
“Networks from Pan African Linkages Emerge from UN 1952 Meeting,” Global Journal of Multidisciplinary Research. Vol.3, No.1 (July 2019).
“Pan-Africanism, Tanzanian/African American linkages and the Six Pan African Congress, 1969-1974,” Global Journal of Multidisciplinary Research. Vol.2, No.1 (May 2018).
“The Arusha Declaration: A Pan African Legacy.” Board Sponsored Roundtable at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 16-18, 2017.
“Tanzanian Nation Building in Africa and Abroad, 1967-1974.” Paper presented at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1-3, 2016.
