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Keith Mayes

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Keith A. Mayes is an associate professor at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in the department of African American & African Studies, where he is director of undergraduate studies.[1]

Family and education

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Mayes earned a PhD in history from Princeton University in 2002.[2]

Early career

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At the University of Minnesota, Mayes worked on curricula[3] and developing new classes.[1] He specialized in African American history since 1960, and in social and political movements.[2]

Mayes was a guest on C-SPAN in 2018, after the killing of Philando Castile.[4] He spoke on Meet the Press in 2021, after the conviction in the murder of George Floyd,[5] and again in 2021, discussing debate on teaching race in American schools.[6]

Awards

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  • Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, 2018[1]

Publications

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Journals

  • Mayes, Keith A. (Winter 2006). "Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism 1973-1994 by Frederick C. Harris". Political Science Quarterly. 121 (4). Academy of Political Science: 720–721. doi:10.1002/j.1538-165X.2006.tb01564.x.
  • Mayes, Keith A. (2010). "Review of Richard Iton, In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era". Political Science Quarterly. 125 (1). Academy of Political Science: 158–60. doi:10.1002/j.1538-165X.2010.tb01990.x.

Books

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Congratulations, Keith Mayes!". Alumni Association. University of Minnesota. 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Keith Mayes". University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Mayes, Keith. "Black Men: Representations and Reality" (PDF). Minneapolis Public Schools. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Keith Mayes on Race Relations in Minnesota. Washington Journal. C-SPAN. August 12, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Meet the Press. NBC Universal. April 25, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ 'We begin by telling the truth": Full Johnson & Mayes Interview. Meet the Press. NBC Universal. December 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2023.