| Summary: | Historian Christopher Robert Reed was born on January 11, 1942, in Chicago. Reed earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in history from Roosevelt University in 1963 and 1968 respectively. He served as assistant professor of history at Northern Illinois University from 1971 to 1980, and from 1980 to 1982, he served as dean of arts and sciences at Malcolm X College. In 1982, Reed earned his Ph.D. degree from Kent State University in Ohio. After graduating, Reed served as professor of black studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He returned to Roosevelt University as professor of history in 1987. The author of several books, including: The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966; All the World is Here!: The Black Presence at White City, Black Chicago's First Century, Volume 1, 1833-1900: and the introduction to History of the Chicago Urban League, Reed retired from teaching in 2009.
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