Joe M. Richardson
Joe Martin Richardson (died 2015) was an American emeritus professor of history and author who wrote about Florida's history.[1][2] He was a history professor at Florida State University from 1964 until 2006.[3]
He grew up in Stella, Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1958.[2] He earned his master's and doctorate degrees from Florida State University.[2] He was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi.[4] He became friends with James Meredith, an African American student who enrolled there.[5][full citation needed]
He was married to Patricia Richardson. His daughter Leslie Richardson directs the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Florida International University. His son Andrew Richardson became a chef.[2]
Writings
[edit]Books
[edit]- The Negro in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865–1877 Florida State University (1965)[6]
- Talladega College, The First Century, co-authored with Maxine Jones
- The Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker (1974)
- A History of Fisk University, 1865–1946 (1980)
- African Americans in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865–1877 University of Alabama Press (2008)
- Christian Reconstruction: The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861–1890 University of Alabama Press (2009)[7]
- Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans from 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement (2009), co-authored with Maxine Jones[8][9]
Articles
[edit]- "An Evaluation of the Freedmen's Bureau in Florida" (1963)[10]
- "Florida Black Codes"[11]
- "Florida's Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction, 1865–1872" April 8, 2015
See also
[edit]- Canter Brown Jr., historian of similar subjects in Florida
- Larry E. Rivers, historian of similar subjects in Florida
References
[edit]- ^ "Passing of Prof. Joe M. Richardson | Department of History". history.fsu.edu.
- ^ a b c d Dobson, Byron. "Joe Richardson, noted FSU history professor, dies at 80". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ^ "Joe M. Richardson".
- ^ "Joe Martin Richardson".
- ^ Southwest Missouri State University
- ^ Alexander, Thomas B. (June 1966). "The Negro in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865–1877. By Joe M. Richardson. (Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1965. Xi + 255 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $7.00.)". Journal of American History. 53 (1): 129–130. doi:10.2307/1893950. JSTOR 1893950.
- ^ "Christian Reconstruction".
- ^ Lyons, Courtney (July 1, 2010). "Joe M. Richardson and Maxine D. Jones, Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans, 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement". The Journal of African American History. 95 (3–4): 444–446. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.95.3-4.0444. S2CID 199865569 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
- ^ Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans, 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement. University of Alabama Press. 2015. ISBN 9780817358488.
- ^ Jackson, David H.; Elliott, Kimberlyn M. (2016). "African Americans in Florida, 1870-1920: A Historiographical Essay". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 95 (2): 152–193. JSTOR 44955672.
- ^ Richardson, Joe M. (1969). "Florida Black Codes". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 47 (4): 365–379. JSTOR 30140241.