Crystal Marie Fleming (born November 26, 1981) is an American sociologist and author. She is full professor of sociology and Africana studies at

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. Fleming is the author/editor of four books about race and white supremacy.

Early life and education

Crystal Marie Fleming was born in

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. She was raised by her mother in a religious environment and her family belonged to a black Pentecostal church. Fleming graduated in 2004, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and French from

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. She completed a senior thesis titled ''Performing Blackness: Symbolic Boundaries and Aesthetic Distinctions among Spoken Word Poets in Boston''. She obtained a Master of Arts in sociology in 2007 at

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. At the same institution, Fleming earned a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology in 2011. Her dissertation was titled ''Imagining French Atlantic Slavery: A Comparison of Mnemonic Entrepreneurs and Everyday Antilleans in Metropolitan France''. Fleming's doctoral advisor was

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. She won the 2012 Georges Lavau Dissertation Award from the

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for an English-language dissertation on French politics.

Career

Fleming is Full Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at

. She was previously a visiting professor at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III in 2015. She is the author of two books: ''Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France'' and ''How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide''.

Personal life

Fleming identifies as bisexual and queer.

Selected works

* * Reviews of ''How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide'': * * * * *

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