Background
Harris, Robert Lee was born on April 23, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert L. Senior and Ruby L. (Watkins) Harris.
Harris, Robert Lee was born on April 23, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert L. Senior and Ruby L. (Watkins) Harris.
Bachelor, Roosevelt U., 1966; Master of Arts, Roosevelt U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1974.
Teacher 6th grade, St. Rita Elementary School, Chicago, 1965-1968;
instructor, Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1968-1969;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1972-1975;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1975-1982;
associate professor of history, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1982;
director Africana studies, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1986-1991. Member technical advising committee Graduate Record Examination, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988-1994. Consultant Cicada Films, New York City, 1988-1989, Cincinnati Public School System, 1990-1991.
Chair advising committee for United States history Council for International Exch. of Scholars, Washington, 1992-1994.
Board of directors New York Council for the Humanities, New York City, 1983-1987. Trustee DeWitt History Society, Ithaca, since 1994. Member American History Association (life, chairman program committee 1995), Association for Studyof Afro-American Life and History (life, president 1991-1992), Organisation American Historians (life).
Married Anita B. Campbell, Nov.14, 1964. Children: Lisa M., Leslie S., Lauren Y.