Keith Mayes Explained

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

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

Early career

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

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

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

Publications

Journals

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

Books

• Book: Mayes, Keith A.. Civil Rights and Black Power: The Struggle for Black Equality in the United States, 1945-1975. Routledge. 2009. 978-0-415-99129-2.
• Book: Mayes, Keith A.. Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Black Holiday Tradition. Taylor & Francis. 2009. 978-0-415-99854-3.
• Book: Mayes, Keith A.. The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education. 978-1-4529-6474-4. 2023. University of Minnesota Press.

Notes and References

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