Arwin D. Smallwood is an American historian who chairs the history department at North Carolina A&T and has written about U.S. history. He was a professor at

Bradley University Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,200 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in fiv ...

in the 1990s,

Brandeis University Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...

from 2001 to 2003 and was then a professor at the

University of Memphis The University of Memphis (Memphis) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students. The university maintains the Herff Col ...

for years. He grew up in

Bertie County, North Carolina Bertie County ( )Talk Like a Tarheel
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and participated in the

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program. He studied at

North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliati ...

and

Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...

. He studied and photographed the Indian Woods of Bertie County where the first reservation was established to hold Native Americans.

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of universities in North Carolina by enrollment, fourth largest university in North Carolina and the only one in the state with s ...

has a collection of his papers documenting Bertie County for his book on the area. He was inducted into the African American Hall of Fame Museum in

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. He is a member of

Pi Gamma Mu Pi Gamma Mu or is an international honor society in the social sciences. The society was formed in 1924 at Southwestern College and the College of William & Mary. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. History On Decem ...

Writings

*''Bertie County: An Eastern Carolina History'' (2002) *''Blacks at Bradley, 1897-2000'' *''Mapping Native American History'' *''The Atlas of African-American History and Politics: From the Slave Trade to Modern'' with Jeffrey M. Elliot

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Bradley University faculty Brandeis University faculty Historians of African Americans North Carolina A&T State University faculty Historians of Native Americans University of Memphis faculty Historians of North Carolina North Carolina Central University alumni Ohio State University alumni People from Bertie County, North Carolina {{US-historian-stub