Please answer the following question: Facts: - fields: history of the southern united states - death date: 2 june 1999 - workplaces: university of new orleans - birth date: 12 march 1938 - name: joseph logsdon - nationality: american - death place: jefferson , louisiana - birth place: chicago , illinois - alma mater: university of wisconsin -- madison university of chicago Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph logsdon .
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joseph logsdon -lrb- march 12 , 1938 -- june 2 , 1999 -rrb- was an american historian .he was a professor at university of new orleans .logsdon is known for his collaboration with sue eakin on a 1968 scholarly edition of '' twelve years a slave '' .a chicago native , logsdon got his bachelor 's and master 's degrees from the university of chicago and a doctorate from the university of wisconsin -- madison in the 1960s .logsdon died on june 2 , 1999 , at ochsner medical center in jefferson , louisiana .