Michael Boston

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Michael Boston, Ph.D

Associate Professor + Interim Chair: (585) 395-5573
mboston@brockport.edu
Office: Hartwell Hall 202 C

Education

PhD, History, University at Buffalo
MA, History, Binghamton University
MBA, Binghamton University
BA, Psychology and African-American Studies, SUNY Oneonta

Courses Taught

Introduction to African-American Studies
African-American History from 1865 to the Present
History of the Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Years
Slavery and the Underground Railroad
Pre-Colonial African History
The Black Family

Research Interests

Dr. Boston is enthusiastically researching and writing an article on female Underground Railroad conductors in Central and Western New York.

Recent Publications
Books
- The Business Strategy of Booker T. Washington (2010, 2012)
- Co-authored with Dr. James Boles, Dr. Skinner’s Remarkable School for “Colored Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Children” 1857-1860 (2010)
- Under review for publication, Blacks in Niagara Falls, 1849 to 1985
  - This work is an urban history study that makes extensive use of oral histories.
Published Articles
- “Booker T. Washington” in Urban Studies
- “Blacks in Niagara Falls: 1865 to 1965, a Survey” in Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
- “Dr. P.H. Skinner: Controversial Educator of the Deaf, Blind and Mute, and Niagara Falls, New York Abolitionist.” in Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
- “The Desegregation of Public Schools in Niagara Falls, New York”, in Journal of New York State History
- Currently under review, “Bloneva Bond, A Longtime Civil Rights Activist”