Lois Horton

Lois E. Horton (September 27, 1942 – September 22, 2021)[1] was an American historian, specializing in African American history. She co-authored numerous foundational studies of nineteenth-century African American history and abolitionism.

Career

She received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1977.[2] A highly respected, interdisciplinary scholar, she was especially well known for groundbreaking work on antebellum Black history and abolitionism. Much of her work was co-authored with the eminent historian James Oliver Horton, who also was her husband. Together, the Hortons published some of the foundational work on nineteenth-century African American history, greatly contributing to historians' understanding of U.S. history more broadly.[3]

She was professor emeritus of history at George Mason University.[4] Before her retirement, she held the Distinguished John Adams Chair in American History at George Mason, and visited the University of Amsterdam as a Fulbright scholar.[5]

Bibliography
  • Harriet Tubman and the Fight for Freedom: A Brief History with Documents Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic
  • Slavery and the Making of America with James Oliver Horton.[6] Companion to 2005 PBS series.[7]
  • ed. Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory with James Oliver Horton[8][9]
  • Slavery & the Law
  • Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America with James Oliver Horton[10]
  • In Hope of Liberty: Culture, Community and Protest Among Northern Free Blacks, 1700-1860 with James Oliver Horton. 1996.
  • History of the African American People: The History, Traditions and Culture of African Americans

References
  1. Obituary: Lois E. Horton (September 27, 1942-September 22, 2021)
  2. "Horton, Lois E.". Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. "James Oliver Horton (1943–2017) | Perspectives on History | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. Faculty profile, GMU, retrieved 2017-06-29
  5. Laskowski, Tara (May 13, 2003). "Horton Receives Fulbright to Teach in Amsterdam". The Mason Gazette. George Mason University. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. "Slavery and the Making of America James Oliver Horton, Author, Lois E. Horton, Author". Publishers Weekly. August 16, 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. "Slavery and the Making of America . Resources . In Print . General Resources | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  8. Friend, Craig Thompson (Winter 2007). "Book Review Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory". CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship. 4 (1). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. Fuke, Richard P. (Spring 2008). "Journal Article Review: Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory by James Oliver Horton; Lois E. Horton". Journal of African American History. 93 (2): 280–282. doi:10.1086/JAAHv93n2p280. JSTOR 25609973.
  10. "HARD ROAD TO FREEDOM The Story of African America by James Oliver Horton & Lois Horton". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2017.



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