Clarence Taylor
Clarence Taylor is professor emeritus of History at Baruch College in New York City and author of books on racism, religion, and civil rights in 20th-century America. Background. Clarence Taylor was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the East New York elementary school and Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. He received a BA from Brooklyn College and MA from New York University. In 1992, he received a doctorate in American history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Career. Taylor began his career as a teacher in the New York city public  school system. He spent eight years as special education teacher at Junior High School 278 at Marine Park (Brooklyn). He then became a social studies teacher at James Madison High School. In 1991, Taylor became a professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. In 1996, he joined the history department and African-New World Studies Program at Florida International University. In 2004 he was named Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College. In 2017 he became Professor "emeritus." Taylor researches recent civil rights and black power movements, African-American  religion, and the modern history of New York City. In 2012, Taylor appeared in the documentary film "Changing Faces of Harlem". Works. Taylor has written and edited books and also articles for journals and magazines including "Jacobin". Books: Books edited: