Wright, Donald R(ichard)
WRIGHT, Donald R(ichard)
WRIGHT, Donald R(ichard). American, b. 1944. Genres: History. Career: American Historical Review, editorial assistant, 1975-76; State University of New York College at Cortland, assistant professor, 1976-79, associate professor, 1979-84, department head, 1983-85, professor, 1984-90, Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, 1990-. New York State Council for the Social Studies, presenter of summer workshops, 1980-95; National Museum of the Gambia, Banjul, worked as collector and curator, 1982; Alabama Humanities Foundation Institute, lead scholar, 1994. Publications: The Early History of Niumi: Settlement and Foundation of a Mandinka State on the Gambia River, 1977; Oral Traditions from the Gambia, Vol I: Mandinka Griots, 1979, Vol II: Family Elders, 1980; What to Teach about Africa: A Guide for Secondary Teachers, 1990; African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, 1990; African Americans in the Early Republic, 1789-1831, 1993; The World and a Very Small Place in Africa, 1997. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to journals. Address: Department of History, State University of New York College at Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]