Dr. Dwight Watson
Office: TMH-215
Email: dw25@txstate.edu
Phone: (512)245-2241
Dwight D. Watson is an Associate Professor of History at Texas State University-San Marcos. His specializations include African American History and the Civil Rights Movement. He is interested in how race and law impact United State History. His hobbies are cooking, fly fishing, woodworking and reading.
Dr. Watson is the Special Assistant to the President for Minority Affairs and
Founder of the Neighborhood Mentoring Program for Minority Students.
Educational Background
Ph.D.- University of Houston
M.A.- Texas Southern University
B.A.- Henderson State University
Recent Research Topics :
Black Bayou: African-American Life and Civil Rights in Houston. (book)
Almost the Law: African American Policing in Houston (article)
Previous Publications :
Race and the Houston Police Department: A Change Did Come. (2006)
In the name of Progress and Decency: The Response of Houston’s Civic Leaders to the Lynching of Robert Powell in 1928. (article)
Awards and Accomplishments :
NEH Grant
Research and Sponsored Program Grant
Professional Memberships :
Southern Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association
The Association for African American History and Life
Classes Taught :
HIST 1310: History of the U.S. to 1877
HIST 1320: History of the U.S. since 1877
HIST 3359: African American History
HIST 3368O: Desegregation of the South
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