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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Clarence_EClarence E. Walker - Wikipedia

    Clarence Earl Walker (1941-2024) was an American historian and Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Davis. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from San Francisco State University and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley .

  2. history.ucdavis.edu › clarence-walkerClarence Walker - History Department

    Aug 15, 2024 · Distinguished Professor Clarence E. Walker, American historian and a highly esteemed scholar and critic of African American history, passed away on August 2, 2024 just shy of his 83rd birthday. Professor Walker joined the Department of History at UC Davis in 1986 and served the institution until his retirement in 2015.

  3. www.ucdavis.edu › news › afrocentrism-more-myth-historyAfrocentrism More Myth Than History, Scholar Says | UC Davis

    Apr 20, 2001 · Black Americans who claim Egypt was a black civilization and the progenitor of Western civilization have created a "therapeutic mythology" but they aren't talking about history, says UC Davis history professor Clarence E. Walker.

  4. www.amazon.com › We-Cant-Home-Again-Afrocentrism › dpWe Can't Go Home Again: An Argument About Afrocentrism

    Jun 14, 2001 · Clarence Walker does a good job in deconstructing the Afrocentric school of Black history, with it's emphasis on African pseudomyhology to salve the egos of many Black Americans and ignoring of raw facts and detailed research.

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  5. lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu › memoriam-clarence-walkerIn Memoriam – Clarence Walker - lettersandsciencemag

    Aug 6, 2024 · We are very sad to share news of the passing of Clarence Walker, distinguished professor emeritus of history at UC Davis. Walker was a world-class historian and public intellectual who was also passionate about teaching.

  6. www.ucdavis.edu › news › history-scholar-wins-teaching-awardHistory scholar wins teaching award - UC Davis

    Apr 2, 2015 · In his writings, University of California, Davis, history professor Clarence Walker has taken a critical view of Afrocentrism, calling it “a feel-good myth of history that is therapeutic, but neither accurate nor helpful in understanding or overcoming racism.”

  7. dcn.davis.ca.us › ~gizmo › 2001Printed Matter -- Clarence E. Walker -- Page

    UC Davis History Professor Clarence E. Walker doesn't have any plans to visit Cal State Long Beach or Temple University in Philadelphia soon. That's where two of the most vocal proponents of Afrocentrism (Ron Karenga and Molefi Asante, respectively) teach.

  8. lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu › news › historian-clarenceHistorian Clarence Walker Wins Teaching Award - UC Davis

    Apr 2, 2015 · UC Davis history professor Clarence Walker, who has taken a critical view of Afrocentrism, was honored with the 2015 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement.

  9. archive.org › details › wecantgohomeagai0000walkWe can't go home again : an argument about Afrocentrism : Walker...

    Jan 20, 2020 · But for Walker, Afrocentrism is more than simply bad history - it substitutes a feel-good myth of the past for an attempt to grapple with the problems that still confront blacks in a racist society.

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Clarence_WalkerClarence Walker - Wikipedia

    Clarence Walker may refer to: Sports. Clarence Walker (boxer) (1898–1957), South African boxer; Clarence J. Walker (1928–1989), American college basketball player; Clarence "Foots" Walker (born 1951), American basketball player; Others. Clarence Tex Walker (1946–2007), American musician