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Vita
Vita
Jones, Howard James
6747 Ridgeway Dr. Houston, TX 77087
P. O. Box 330163 Houston, TX 77233-0163
Tel.: 713-641-9711
Fax: 713-641-9711
e-mail: scaasi6@aol.com
when in Shreveport, LA
P. O. Box 3449 Shreveport, LA 71133-3449
Tel.: 318-636-2453
Born--June 19, 1944 Benton, Louisiana
Family status Married (Dr. Joyce K. Jones) / father of two children born 10/18/74
(Jonora K. Jones and Howard J. Jones, III)
Educational History
C. H. Irion H. S. Benton, Louisiana Diploma, 1962
Southern University B. A., 1966 History
Howard University M. A., 1968 History
Carnegie Mellon University Summer Institute, 1969
University of Iowa Summer Institute, 1970
Washington State University Ph.D., 1975 American Studies (History)
Current Professional Employment
Retired from teaching as of September 1, 2002; CURRENTLY: Writer
Former Professional Employment
Professor of History Prairie View A&M University Prairie- View, Texas 2000-2002
Professor/History Program Coordinator Prairie View A&M University Prairie- View, Texas 1992-2000
Assoc. Professor History Prairie View A&M University 1985-92
Asst. Professor History Texas Southern University 1978-82
Instructor History Prairie View A&M University 1976-78
Asst. Prof. History Univ. of Southern Mississippi 1974-76
Visiting Instructor History Rhode Island College Summer, 1970
Instructor History Grambling State University 1967 70
Dissertation Title
"The Members of the Louisiana Legislature of 1868: Images of 'Radical Reconstruction' Leadership In The Deep South"
Professional Membership
Association for the Study of Afro American Life and History (life member)
East Texas Historical Association (life member)
Louisiana Historical Association (life member)
North Louisiana Historical Association (life member)
Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. (life member)
Southern Historical Association (life member)
Texas African American Heritage Organization, Inc. (life member)
Texas Oral History Association
Leadership Position(s) in Professional Groups
Southern Historical Association (Membership Committee, 1977 78)
Association of Caribbean Studies (Vice President, 1988 1992)
Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. (Secretary Treasurer, 1979 to present)
Book Publications
THE RED DIARY: A Chronological History of Black Americans in Houston. . .
Workbook and Notes in American History, I. Houston: 1996.
Workbook and Notes in American History, II. Houston: 1996.
(Brandywine) WORKBOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY, Vol. I to 1877 Co-reviser
Editor, AFRICAN AMERICANS: Their History: New York: American Heritage, 1997
International Travels
1986, Mexico; Brazil 1988, Costa Rica
1989, England; France; Belgium; the Netherlands
1990, Dominican Republic
1991, Senegal; the Gambia, West Africa
1992, Canada
1999, Union of South Africa, Botswana
Formal Religious Affiliations
(home church) Magnolia Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA (formerly of Vanceville,LA)
(past associate membership) Bethlehem United Methodist Church Hempstead, TX
(past membership) East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Houston, Texas
(current membership) South Park Baptist Church Houston, Texas
Organizing Efforts
Established Louisiana Epsilon Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Grambling State University, April, 1970
Worked in the establishment of the Black Graduate Students Association
Washington State University, March, 1973
Spearheaded the establishment of the Black Faculty Staff Coalition University of Southern Mississippi, (Chairman until May, 1976)
Led the setting up of Mu Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Hattiesburg, MS., 1975
Led the setting up of Mu Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Hattiesburg, MS., 1976
Founded the SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, INC., 1979
Led in the founding of the Benton, Louisiana Reunion Committee, 2000
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