This document provides a summary of Durahn Taylor's education and professional experience. It lists his Ph.D from Columbia University in History in 1999, as well as his subsequent teaching positions at various universities. It details the courses he has taught in areas such as American history, immigration, ethnicity, and race relations. It also lists awards, publications, and scholarly presentations given by Dr. Taylor.

1. DURAHN TAYLOR, PH.D
345 Main Street, Apt. # 2N
White Plains,NY 10601
(914) 428-8979
durahn.taylor@att.net; dtaylor@pace.edu
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Ph.D. in History, May 1999
Columbia University, Master of Philosophyin History, May 1995
The American University, Master of Arts in History, May 1993
Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts in History, summa cum laude,May 1990
DISSERTATION: “Black Gotham:Voters, Leaders,and the Political Game in Harlem,1928-1950”
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Kenneth T. Jackson,Ph.D., Department of History, Columbia University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999-Present
Pace University, Pleasantville, New York
Assistant Professor of History (Tenured)
Teach “The American Experience: Diversity, Ethnicity, and Race,” “Culture and History of Black America,”
“Africa: A Historical Survey,” “Constitutional Historyofthe United States,” “Historyof the American Presidency,
1900-Present,” and “The United States in the Era of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1929-1945”.Teach online version
of “The American Experience: Diversity, Ethnicity, and Race” during Winter Intersessions and Summer Sessions.
Created and taught online course entitled, “Coping With Hard Times:Economic Downturns Throughout American
History,” Winter Intersession January2013
Taught a separate Online Course on American Immigration History,“The American Mosaic”,Spring 2003
July 2011-Present
New York Council for the Humanities Lecturer, “Speakers in the Humanities” Program
Appointed to give lectures throughout New York State on the topic, “Race,Class,and Violence: The New York
Draft Riots of 1863.”
Summer 2008
Columbia University, New York, New York
Lecturer in History, Columbia University Summer Session
Taught “American Immigration, Diversity, and Race Relations”
Fall 2007
Chappaqua Library, Chappaqua,New York
New York Council for the Humanities Book Discussion Leader
Led a monthly book discussion entitled “Reading Between the Lines:American Writing on Modern War.”
Texts discussed included: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller,IfI Die in a CombatZone by Tim O’Brien, Jarhead by
Anthony Swofford, and War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges.
Summer 2005
Columbia University, New York, New York
Lecturer in History, Columbia University Summer Session
Taught “American Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race Relations”
1996-1998:
Columbia University, New York, New York.
Columbia College Opportunity Programs and Undergraduate Services,
Summer Humanities and Science Program
Contemporary Civilization Instructor (Summer 1996,Summer 1997,Summer 1998)
Taught abbreviated version of “ContemporaryCivilization” course.
Trained pre-first-year Columbia College students in critical reading and writing skills.
Advised and counseled students ofdiverse educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
Helped students acclimate to academic and social life atColumbia University.

2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (continued)
Summer 1998:
Columbia University, New York, New York.
Double Discovery Center, Talent Search Early Intervention Initiative Mathematics TeacherTaughtthree
Mathematics courses (Basic Operations, Applied Math I, and Applied Math II) to 7th and 8th grade students from
low-income backgrounds.
1995-1997:
Columbia University, New York, New York.
Preceptor of Contemporary Civilization
Taught “Contemporary Civilization,” a two-semester overview and discussion offamous works
in world history.
Texts included:Plato’s Republic,Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics,Machiavelli’s The Prince,Hobbes’ Leviathan,
Locke’s Two Treatises on Government, Rousseau’s Social Contract,Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, and
Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents.
1994-1997:
Concordia College, Bronxville, New York.
Adjunct Professor of AmericanHistory
Taught four historycourses. Revised American Historycurriculum and created two new courses for it: American
Ethnic Historyand American Women’s History(1995-1996).
Composed “The American History Songbook” to facilitate studentlearning ofconcepts.
“Survey of American History,” a two-semester lecture course examining American political and social historyfrom
the Age of Exploration to the present.
“Problems in American History,” a two semester upper level seminar involving historiographic discussion ofissues
in American social history.Issues include: relations between the colonists and Native Americans, immigration, the
abolitionist movement, the origins ofracial segregation, and the civil rights and women’s rights movements.
“Western Civilization II,” European historyfrom the sixteenth century to the present.
“Honors Course:American History through the Comics,” a course ofmy own creation,which I taught during the
Fall 1995 semester. The course examined how comic strips have reflected popular attitudes aboutAmerican
society and politics throughout the twentieth century. Topics included: the treatment of German and Japanese
citizens in America during the two World Wars, criminal justice during Prohibition and the Great Depression,
isolationism during the 1920s and 1930s,the emergence ofthe atomic age after World War II, and concerns about
juvenile delinquencyand “youth culture” during the postwar years.
Autumn 1993:
Barnard College, New York, New York.
Teaching Assistant: Assisted Professor David Farber in his course,“America in the 1960s.”
Gave a lecture on the development of the civil rights movementfrom the late 1960s through the 1970s.
Incorporated videotaped speeches ofAfrican American leaders into the presentation. Led a student discussion on
how the movement’s core issues evolved and changed during thatperiod.
Autumn 1991-Spring 1993:
The American University, Washington, D.C.
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Courses Assisted:
“Historians and the Living Past,” Professors Allan Lichtman and Valerie French.
Created a manual, “How to ConstructCausal Models ofHistorical Events,” to help students understand the logic of
historical explanation.
“Renaissance and Revolutions: Europe,1400-1815,” Professor W.Scott Haine.
Led discussions on the works of Machiavelli, Voltaire, Madame de Lafayette, Locke,and other authors ofthe
period, placing the works in their political and social contexts.
“Social Forces That Shaped America,” Professor Michael Kazin.
Gave an earlier version of my lecture and presentation on the civil rights movement.

3. AWARDS AND HONORS
Pace University Kenan Award for Teaching Excellence for the Academic Year 2012-2013
Nominated for and included in Who’s Who, 2008
Faculty Honoree, Annual Induction Ceremonyof Pace University Future Educators Association (student recognition
for outstanding faculty teaching), May 2008
Received Tenure at Pace University, 2005.
Leadership Alliance Irene Diamond Predoctoral/Dissertation Fellowship, 1997.
Dissertation MeritFellowship, Columbia University,1997.
Grant-in-Aid from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, 1996.
Named American UniversityDistinguished Scholar ofMulticultural Affairs, 1993.
Elected to Phi Alpha Theta, Honor Society in History, 1993
.
Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society, 1993.
Dean’s Scholarship and Graduate Teaching Fellowship, The American University, 1991-1993.
Graduated summa cum laude from Columbia College ofColumbia University, 1990
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Academic Honor Society, 1990.
Joseph Pulitzer Scholarship, Columbia University,1986-1990.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Articles
“From Hyde Park to Harlem:The Emergence of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Black Constituencyin New York City,”
in Afro-Americans in New York Life and History (Vol. 37 No. 1, January 2013.) Article: 67 pages.Journal: over 180
pages.
“The New Negro and New York Politics,1898-1933,” in Afro-Americans in NewYork Life and History (Vol. 35 No.
1, January 2011.) Article: 40 pages.Journal:over 132 pages.
“Bill-O and the Fox: Linkage and Leverage in Postwar Harlem Politics,1945-1950,” in Afro-Americans in New York
Life and History, Vol. 27, No. 2, July 2003. Article: 20 pages.Journal:over 135 pages.
“The Men Who Make the Guns: Comic Strips,War Profiteers and the Munitions Industry, 1924-1945,” in The Mid-
Atlantic Almanack:Journal ofthe Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, November 2000. Article: 15
pages. Journal:148 pages.
Research in Progress
"“Drawn to a Cause: Government, the Cartoon Industry, and the Public Health of America’s Youth.”" (On-
Going) This book-length scholarlymanuscript, a proposal for which I am preparing for State University of New
York Press,explores how national and local political leaders in the United States have partnered with the cartoon
industry(via comic strips,comic books,animation, and other media), to publicize and advance initiatives
concerning the public health of young people over the pastcentury. The public health concerns to be discussed
include polio,physical fitness,drug abuse, and gun violence.
"“Publicizing the Fight: The Struggle against Infantile Paralysis in American World’s Fairs and Popular Culture,
1933-1955”" (Writing Results) This is a scholarlyarticle that I am preparing for submission to the peer-reviewed
academic journal, The Long Island HistoryJournal.This article is about how Long Island, New York had a special

4. role in the struggle against polio.It was the location of crucial people and institutions thatconducted research
against the disease.Moreover, it was the location from which originated various media,ranging from comic strips
and comic books to World's Fair exhibits,that encouraged young audiences to contribute to the fundraising
campaign against polio.An understanding ofLong Island's role in this storyalso illuminates how American views
aboutpeople who had polio evolved throughout the early 20th century.
"“Thy Servant Franklin: How the Hudson Valley shaped the Faith of Franklin D. Roosevelt.”" (Writing
Results) Academic article being prepared for submission in the scholarly, peer-reviewed academic journal,the
Hudson River Valley Review. The article discusses how FDR's religious upbringing and church involvementin the
Hudson River valley town of Hyde Park, New York shaped his approach to "civil religion" when he led the nation as
President.
Scholarly Book Reviews
Review of Willie K. Vanderbilt II:A Biography, by Steven H. Gittelman, in The Long Island History Journal, Vol. 23,
No.1, 2012.
Review of Jones Beach: An Illustrated History, by John Hanc , in The Nassau County Historical Society Journal,
Vol. 63, 2008.
Review of African Americans in Northport: An Untold Story, by Thelma Jackson,in The Long Island Historical
Journal,Vol. 17, Nos.1-2, Fall 2004/Spring 2005.
Review of Mr. Truman’s War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World,
by J. RobertMoskin, in Columbia Magazine,Fall 1996.
Reference Work Articles
Author of article on African-American sociologist St. Clair Drake (who examined urbanization and race relations in
Chicago, and analyzed the relationship between slavery,skin-color prejudice, and racism in modern history) for
The Scribner Encyclopedia ofAmerican Lives,Second Edition,1986-1990 (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons,
1999)
Author of over twenty articles in the Encyclopedia ofAfrican-American Culture and History
(5 vols. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996).
Sample Articles Authored:
“Congressional Black Caucus”-Organization ofBlack Americans in the United States Congress;
“Jones,J. Raymond”- Harlem politician; “Lampkin,Daisy”- NAACP leader
“Mitchell, Arthur ”-Chicago Congressman; “Sutton,Percy” - Harlem politician
Editorial and Consulting Positions
GuestCo-Editor, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History (Vol. 37 No. 1, January 2013.)
Contributing Editor,Afro-Americans in New York Life and History 2008-Present
Historical Consultant for Kids Discover magazine, Vol.16, Issue 4, the issue devoted to exploring “The Great
Depression,”. I added material discussing Eleanor Roosevelt’s efforts for the sociallymarginalized, and how Dr.
Francis Townsend’s criticism ofthe New Deal helped lead to the creation of Social Security. I also contributed to
the issue’s discussion ofhow popular entertainment reflected and addressed the feelings ofthe nation during the
Depression years. April 2006.
Published Newspaper Articles
November 2004
The Journal News,Westchester County, New York
Published an article aboutthe legacy of World War I and the parallels between thatera and our own post-9/11
world. The article appeared in The Journal News, the local newspaper ofWestchester County,New York, on
Veterans Day, November 11, 2004.

5. July 2004
The Journal News,Westchester County, New York
Published an article examining the social roots ofurban violence, comparing Paris during the French Revolution
with New York City during the Civil War draft riots.The article appeared in The Journal News, the local newspaper
of Westchester County, New York, on Bastille Day, July 14, 2004.
July 2002
The Journal News,Westchester County, New York
Published an article on the historical significance ofthe second ofJuly in the story of American independence and
why it has been overshadowed bythe fourth of July. The article appeared in The Journal News, the local
newspaper ofWestchester County,New York, on July 2, 2002.
SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
New York State Historical Association, June 2011
“From Hyde Park to Harlem:The Emergence of FDR’s Black Constituencyin New York City,” a study of the political
relationship between black New Yorkers and the FDR administration as itevolved through the Depression, the New
Deal,and World War II.
New York State Political Science Association, April 2009
“From Hyde Park to Harlem:The Emergence of FDR’s Black Constituencyin New York City,” a study of the political
relationship between black New Yorkers and the FDR administration as itevolved through the Depression, the New
Deal,and World War II.
Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, November 2007
“Money, Munitions, and the Media: The Weapons Industryand American Culture,1945-1961,” a study of how
American attitudes aboutthe postwar weapons industryand whatwould become known as the “military-industrial
complex” were reflected in the television programs, motion pictures,and comic strips ofthe early Cold War era.
Siena Research Institute, Loudonville, New York: Conference on World War II, June 2003
“War Without, War Within: America’s Struggle With Wartime Racism,1943,” a comparative studyof the race riots in
Detroit and Harlem,contrasting how the mayors of each city dealtwith the riots,and discussing whyPresident
Franklin D. Roosevelt did not deal with race relations issues more directlyor aggressivelyduring the war. Paper
was derived from my dissertation research.
City University of New York Graduate Center, midtown Manhattan, New York, April 2003
Presented research on a panel concerning "RecentHistorical Scholarship on Harlem," sponsored bythe Gotham
Center for New York City History. My presentation, derived from my dissertation research,was entitled, "Harlem
Learns the Game:Electoral Politics and CommunityStrategy in the FDR Era."
Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, November 1999, November 2000.
“The Men Who Make the Guns: Comic Strips,War Profiteers,and the Munitions Industry, 1924-1945,“ a study of
how American attitudes toward munitions makers changed and were reflected in the comic strips ofthe era.
Columbia University 1996 Graduate Student Conference on Freedom in American History.
“The Road to Black Empowerment,” a study of New Deal electoral politics in Harlem,New York,
1929-1945.
Mid-Atlantic Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, United States Naval Academy, 1993.
“African-American Political Migration During the New Deal Era,” a comparative case studyof the black political
experience in Cleveland and Detroit between 1920 and 1940. Won Honorable Mention
.National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1992.
“African-American Political Migration During the New Deal Era,” a comparative case studyof the black political
experience in Cleveland and Detroit between 1920 and 1940 Research sponsored bya Smithsonian Minority
Internship, Summer 1992.

6. INVITED SCHOLARLY TALKS
ARRANGED THROUGH THE NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
July 2013
New York State Museum, Albany, New York
Gave lecture entitled, “Race,Class,and Violence: The New York Draft Riots of 1863” to commemorate the 150th
anniversaryweek of the New York Draft Riots.
June 2013
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation--Sponsor
New York University--Event Location
Manhattan, New York
Gave lecture entitled, “Race,Class,and Violence: The New York Draft Riots of 1863” as part of the Society’s 150th
Anniversary commemoration ofthe Emancipation Proclamation.
April 2013
King Manor Museum--Sponsor
St. John’s University--Event Location
Queens, New York
Gave lecture entitled, “Race,Class,and Violence: The New York Draft Riots of 1863” as part of the New York
Council for the Humanities “Speakers in the Humanities” Program.
March 2012
SUNY Orange, Middletown, New York
Gave lecture entitled, “Race,Class,and Violence:The New York Draft Riots of 1863” as part of the New York
Council for the Humanities “Speakers in the Humanities” Program.
October 2011
Southeast Museum, Brewster, New York
Gave lecture entitled, “Race,Class,and Violence: The New York Draft Riots of 1863” as part of the New York
Council for the Humanities “Speakers in the Humanities” Program.
TELEVISION
Productions of Own Program
December 2006-Present
White Plains Cable Television, Westchester County, New York
Television Series Creator, Producer, Scripter, and Host of “Stories in Time, with Durahn Taylor”
In December 2006 I created and launched myown history television program,which is broadcast on public-access
cable television in White Plains, New York (Channel 76). The program deals with a different event in history on
each episode, dramatizing itwith reenactments, music,and other presentations, bringing to life not justthe
historical storyitself,but also the relevant contemporarylessons thata viewer can learn from it.
Episodes of “Stories in Time with Durahn Taylor” with descriptions:
Episode 1: December 2006 --“Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt:Serving ‘The Least of These’ an examination of
the private struggles ofboth Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how those struggles inspired each ofthem to
devote their careers to helping other sufferers throughout the world.
Episode 2: February 2007-- “Bad Housebuilding: Riots,Race, and the People of New York” a look at how the Civil
War, the Great Depression, and World War II exposed faults in New York City’s social structure,leading to the
Draft Riots of 1863 and the Harlem Riots of1935 and 1943.
http://wpcommunitymedia.org/community/stories-in-time#!mm-64745
Episodes 3 and 4: March 2007 --“Stories in Art: A Conversation with Artist and Educator Robin J.Miller,” a two-
part interview with an educator whose works ofvisual art depictthe history of the African-American experience.

7. Episode 5: April 2007 --“Blessing the Children: A Talk with David Rose of the March of Dimes” an interview with
the March of Dimes’ archivist,exploring the history of the organization’s victories over polio and other diseases.
http://wpcommunitymedia.org/community/stories-in-time#!mm-64744
Episode 6: June 2007-- “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Legacy of World War I” a comparison between the
challenges Americans faced during the World War I era and the challenges Americans face in the post-9/11 era.
Included is a dramatic look at the arms race that took place before and during World War I, and at the terrifying
new weapons thatwere developed as a result.
Episode 7: February 2008-- “Stones that the Builders Rejected: Harry Truman,African-Americans, and the 1948
Election” an analysis ofhow and why President HarryTruman adopted an aggressive civil rights program before
and during the election of 1948, and how that helped bring abouthis surprise electoral victory that year. This
episode argues thatin order for electoral politics to be useful for marginalized groups,politicians need to take more
risks and offer something to marginalized citizens,and those citizens in turn need to have something to offer to the
politicians.
Episode 8: April 2008 -- “Knowing our Neighbors--a Talk with Ja’Nell Nequeva” --an interview with a White Plains
photographer abouther travels through Africa, exploring how the impressions thatAfricans have of United States
residents can often be justas mistaken as the impressions thatAmericans mayhave aboutresidents ofAfrica.
Through travel, photography, and other means ofgetting to see each other as we really are, the photographer
explained how residents ofboth continents can get to understand each other better, as citizens of a wider
communityof neighbors across the globe.
Episode 9: November 2008 --“Don’t Panic: Fear, Faith, and America’s Financial History” an analysis ofthe
emotional and psychological underpinnings offinancial downturns, exploring how these factors helped lead to the
Great Depression ofthe 1930s,and exploring how faith was a crucial factor in the recovery from the Depression.
This episode also applies the lessons ofthe Depression era to the post-2008 economic recession.
Episodes 10 and 11: February 2009 --”Show me the Coin:Black History and the Presidency: A Two-Sided
Legacy,” a two-part examination of how some ofour mostfamous Presidents had both positive and negative sides
to their legacies where black people were concerned, and how the limits ofPresidential power oughtto temper the
expectations that some people now have of the Obama Administration.
Episode 12: February 2010 --“What Next? The Reinvention ofthe March of Dimes” a follow-up interview with the
March of Dimes’ archivist,exploring how the organization reinvented itselffollowing the development of the polio
vaccine, to become a leading agencyin the fight againstbirth defects.
Episodes 13 and 14: June 2015—“Early Generations and First Steps, A Talk with Ja’nell Ajani” A two-part
interview with a professor ofmass communication and societyaboutthe struggles encountered bymembers of
under-represented groups in higher education, both as students and later on as higher education professionals.
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“Quick Stories in Time” Episodes:
“Quick Stories in Time: Black History Month” February 2012-- a series ofbrief episodes ofthe program,co-hosted
with Dinetta Sprolling, a Pace University graduate pursuing her Master’s Degree in Urban Studies, examining
various items in everyday life that were invented by African-Americans. These episodes were created and
broadcast to celebrate Black History Month.
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http://wpcommunitymedia.org/community/stories-in-time#!mm-3822
http://wpcommunitymedia.org/community/stories-in-time#!mm-3821
Guest Appearances on Other Programs
February 2015
RNN Regional News Network, Rye Brook, NY
In a special Presidents Day television broadcast entitled, “The First 44,” I appeared as a member of a
panel of experts in Presidential history. I discussed the political concerns surrounding Presidential
military decisions in the decades since the Vietnam conflict, the portrayal of Presidents in recent motion
pictures and television documentaries, and the potential legacies of the Obama Administration.

8. The YouTube links to segments of my RNN appearance are listed as follows:
Block A - http://youtu.be/WZxS7OG4xhk
Block B - http://youtu.be/zkt7kR1fGro
Block C - http://youtu.be/zvuizO1XI88
Block D - http://youtu.be/iu1JRzF-OOE
Block E - http://youtu.be/AfiiaztE2L8
Block F - http://youtu.be/dRr2dLrgk1E
March 2006
MetroStudios Request Television, Manhattan, New York
Appeared on a local internet-broadcasted television program in Manhattan entitled, “The New Yorkers,” hosted by
James Chladek and John V. Barbieri. MetroStudios’ programming focuses on addressing the issues facing
immigrantcommunities. On the “New Yorkers” program I discussed how issues ofeconomic opportunityfor
immigrantcommunities influenced such positive events as the founding of Pace University in 1906, as well as such
negative events as the New York City Draft Riots of 1863.
June 2003
White Plains Cable Television, Westchester County, New York
Appeared on local cable television program in White Plains entitled, “CommunityConnections,” hosted byLorraine
Buonocunto of the Greater White Plains Council ofCommunityServices,Inc. On the program I discussed the
history of the relationship between immigrantethnic groups and political partymachines in New York City.
RADIO
February-October 1996:
Radio Station WLIB, 1190 AM, New York, New York
Guest on “House Calls” radio program with Dr. Gerald W. Deas.
Publicized the Encyclopedia ofAfrican-American Culture and History during Black History Month (February 1996),
and urged listeners, particularlythose who belonged to ethnic minoritygroups,
to vote during the 1996 election season (October 1996).
PUBLISHED NEWSPAPER APPEARANCES
July 2002
The Journal News,Westchester County, New York
Appeared with my “American Experience” class atPace University in a special storyconcerning “A Day in the Life
of Pleasantville,” published in The Journal News on July 23, 2002.
LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
1994-2000
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Harlem,New York
Grade School Tutor and Adult Class Teacher.
Trained preteen children of single-parenthouseholds, some ofwhom had drug-addicted or
AIDS-infected parents, in basic spelling,writing, and math skills.

9. Led adult classes thatdiscuss the importance ofstudying African-American history,the role of education in the
Harlem community,and the improvement ofcity services in local neighborhoods.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
July 2010-Present
Licensed New York City Sight-Seeing Guide, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs
MEMBERSHIPS
Team of Contributing Editors,Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
American Historical Association
American Association ofUniversity Professors
REFERENCES
Available upon request
WEBSITE
www.studiesintime.com