Joe Martin Richardson (died 2015) was an emeritus professor of history and author.[1][2] He was a history professor at Florida State University from 1964 until 2006.[3]

He grew up in Stella, Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1958.[2] He earned his master's and doctorate degrees from Florida State University.[2] He was an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi.[4] He became friends with James Meredith, an African American student who enrolled there.[5][full citation needed]

He was married to Patricia Richardson. His daughter Leslie Richardson directs the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Florida International University. His son Andrew Richardson became a chef.[2]

Books

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  • The Negro in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865-1877 Florida State University (1965)[6]
  • Talladega College, The First Century, co-authored with Maxine Jones
  • The Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker (1974)
  • A History of Fisk University, 1865-1946 (1980)
  • African Americans in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865-1877 University of Alabama Press (2008)
  • Christian Reconstruction: The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861-1890 University of Alabama Press (2009)[7]
  • Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans from 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement (2009), co-authored with Maxine Jones[8][9]

Articles

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  • "Florida Black Codes"[10]
  • "Florida's Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction, 1865-1872" April 8, 2015

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Passing of Prof. Joe M. Richardson | Department of History". history.fsu.edu.
  2. ^ a b c d Dobson, Byron. "Joe Richardson, noted FSU history professor, dies at 80". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ^ "Joe M. Richardson".
  4. ^ "Joe Martin Richardson".
  5. ^ Southwest Missouri State University
  6. ^ https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/53/1/129/825290
  7. ^ "Christian Reconstruction".
  8. ^ Lyons, Courtney (July 1, 2010). "Joe M. Richardson and Maxine D. Jones, Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans, 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement". The Journal of African American History. 95 (3–4): 444–446. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.95.3-4.0444. S2CID 199865569 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
  9. ^ Education for Liberation: The American Missionary Association and African Americans, 1890 to the Civil Rights Movement. University of Alabama Press. 30 September 2015. ISBN 9780817358488.
  10. ^ Richardson, Joe M. (1969). "Florida Black Codes". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 47 (4): 365–379. JSTOR 30140241 – via JSTOR.