Background
Hardin, John Arthur was born on September 18, 1948 in Louisville. Son of Albert A. and Elizabeth (Hansbro) Hardin.
Hardin, John Arthur was born on September 18, 1948 in Louisville. Son of Albert A. and Elizabeth (Hansbro) Hardin.
Bachelor in History, Bellarmine College, 1970. Master of Arts in History, Fisk University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Michigan, 1989.
Instructor, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, 1972-1974, 74-78;
assistant professor, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, 1978-1984;
assistant professor, Eastern Washington U., Cheney, 1984-1990;
associate professor black studies, Eastern Washington U., 1990-1991;
associate professor of history, Western Ky U, Bowling Green, since 1991;
assistant dean Potter College Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Western Ky U, Bowling Green, since 1997. Lecturer U. Louisville, 1972, 73, 74, 75, 79. Visiting assistant professor of University Kentucky, 1980-1981.
Member Kentucky History Preservation Review Board, Frankfort, 1983-1984. Member public advising committee Kentucky History Society, Frankfort, 1983-1984. Member of advisory board Filson Club History Quarterly Public, 1989-1992.
(Kentucky was the last state in the South to introduce rac...)
President Kiwanis of Frankfort, 1983-1984. Member National Council for Black Studies (regional vice president 1987-1988), Kentucky Association Teachers of History, Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Phi Beta Sigma.
Married Maxine Randle, December 22, 1973. 1 child, Jonathan Rico.