Levine, Lawrence William

Levine, Lawrence William
▪ 2007

      American historian (b. Feb. 27, 1933, New York, N.Y.—d. Oct. 23, 2006, Berkeley, Calif.), spent more than 30 years (1962–94) as a professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, and wrote pathbreaking books that challenged conventional thought about slavery, classical literature and music, and college curricula. While pursuing undergraduate studies in history at City College, New York City, Levine came to dread reading the thick narrative textbooks that focused on American and European history. He set about producing thought-provoking works, including Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom (1977), Highbrow/Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America (1988), and The Unpredictable Past: Explorations in American Cultural History (1993). He created a stir with The Opening of the American Mind: Canons, Culture, and History (1996), his answer to Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind (1987).

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