Background
Arsenault was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1948.
Arsenault was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1948.
Brandeis University (1974) (American History) and a Doctor of Philosophy in American History from Brandeis University (1981).
Arsenault wrote about the 1961 Freedom Rides in 2006. His work on the critical event in the Civil Rights movement became the basis of 2010 documentary, Freedom Riders and he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a show dedicated to Freedom Riders. Arsenault is a specialist in the political, social, and environmental history of the American South.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Princeton University (1969, Magna cum laude), Master of Arts Arsenault taught at the University of Minnesota, Brandeis University, and Universite d’Angers, in France, where he was a Fulbright Lecturer in 1984-1985.
He has served as a consultant for numerous museums and public institutions, including the National Park Service, the National Civil Rights Museum, the Rosa Parks Library and Museum at Troy University in Alabama, and the United States Information Agency.
