Clarence Taylor


Clarence Taylor is professor emeritus of History at Baruch College in New York City and author of books on racism, religion, and civil rights in 20th-century America.

Background

Clarence Taylor was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the East New York elementary school and Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. He received a BA from Brooklyn College and MA from New York University. In 1991, he received a doctorate in American History from the City University of New York.

Career

Taylor began his career as a teacher in the New York city public school system. He spent eight years as special education teacher at Junior High School 278 at Marine Park. He then became a social studies teacher at James Madison High School.
In 1991, after receiving his doctorate, Taylor became a professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. In 1996, he joined the history department and African-New World Studies Program at Florida International University.In 2004, Clarence was a professor emeritus at Baruch College for thirteen years. Taylor, has now retired.
Taylor researches recent civil rights and black power movements, African-American religion, and the modern history of New York City.
In 2012, Taylor appeared in the documentary film Changing Faces of Harlem.

Awards

Taylor has written and edited books and also articles for journals and magazines including Jacobin.
Books:
Books edited: