Junne, George H., Jr. 1953-

PERSONAL:

Born May 10, 1953, in Philadelphia, PA; son of George H. (in the military) and Gertrude (a practical nurse; maiden name, Gant) Junne; divorced.Ethnicity: "African American." Education: University of Michigan, B.F.A., 1972, M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1988.Politics: Independent.

ADDRESSES:

Home—2557 18th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631. Office—Department of Africana Studies, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639.E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer. University of Colorado, Boulder, instructor, 1988-2004; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, professor of Africana studies, 1994—. Bogazici University, visiting professor, summers, 2000, 2002, 2004. Overseas Brats, volunteer director.

MEMBER:

National Association for Ethnic Studies, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Western Social Science Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Charles C. Irby Award, National Association for Ethnic Studies, 2000.

WRITINGS:

Afroamerican History: A Chronicle of People of African Descent in the United States,Kendall/Hunt (Dubuque, IA), 1996.

Blacks in the American West and Beyond—America, Canada, and Mexico: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2000.

History of Blacks in Canada: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Massachusetts 54th, a Civil War history, completion expected in 2007; Neither Christian nor Heathen: African Muslim Slaves in theUnited States, 2007; research on black eunuchs of theOttoman Empire.

SIDELIGHTS:

George H. Junne, Jr., told CA: "So far, I have tended to research topics that I find interesting or exciting. Many times it means that someone will ask me a question that I can't answer or I stumble across a little-known topic that someone will encourage me to investigate. The books on Blacks in the American West and in Canada came about because I was interested in both topics and could not locate adequate resources. Therefore, I created them and now no one can say that there is no information on either subject."