Williams, Vernon J(ohnson), (Jr.)
WILLIAMS, Vernon J(ohnson), (Jr.)
WILLIAMS, Vernon J(ohnson), (Jr.). American, b. 1948. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, History, Race relations, Sociology. Career: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, instructor in history, 1978; Clark University, Worcester, MA, lecturer in history, 1978-79; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, research associate in history, 1979-84; University of Iowa, Iowa City, visiting adjunct assistant professor of history, 1985; Rhode Island College, assistant professor of history, 1985-90; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, associate professor, 1990-97, professor of history, 1997-. Elmhurst College, lecturer, 1981; University of Massachusetts- Boston, research associate at William Monroe Trotter Institute, 1987-88; Boston University, lecturer and research associate at Afro-American Studies Center, 1989-90; guest lecturer at educational institutions; consultant. Publications: From a Caste to a Minority: Changing Attitudes of American Sociologists toward Afro-Americans, 1896-1945, 1989; Rethinking Race: Franz Boas and His Contemporaries, 1996. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals. Address: Department of History, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A. Online address: vjwmsjr@purdue.edu