Rebecca J. Scott | |
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Born | Athens, Georgia, U.S. | July 15, 1950
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Education | Radcliffe College (BA) London School of Economics (MPhil) Princeton University (PhD) |
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Institutions | University of Michigan |
Rebecca Jarvis Scott (born July 18,1950) is an American historian who is a Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Law at the University of Michigan.
Scott was born on July 18,1950,in Athens,Georgia to parents Andrew and Anne Scott. [1] She graduated from Radcliffe College with an A.B.,from the London School of Economics with an M.Phil. in economic history and from Princeton University with a Ph.D. [2]
After earning a MacArthur Fellowship in 1990, [2] Scott joined the faculty at the University of Michigan (UMich) where she founded the Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. [3] During this time,she co-wrote Beyond Slavery:Explorations of Race,Labor,and Citizenship in Postemancipation Societies with Frederick Cooper and Thomas C. Holt. The book explored the journey from slavery to freedom and how it impacted society. [4] In 2002,Scott was promoted to the Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Law at UMich [3] and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [5]
In 2008,Scott's book Degrees of Freedom:Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery received the Frederick Douglass Book Prize for the best book on slavery or abolition. [6] A few years later,she was appointed the University of Michigan's Henry Russel Lecturer,the university's highest honor for its senior faculty. [7]