About Carson
W.E.B. Du Bois panel at African American Intellectual History Society Conference
Edward Carson is a dean and historian of race and religion in America’s 20th century; he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in History and Biblical Christianity from Harding University. Carson attended Alabama Christian Academy in his hometown of Montgomery. He teaches seminars on African American Studies, Race, Class, Gender, American Jesus, Black Christianity, AP US History, and AP European History. A former College Board history consultant for twenty years, he served on the AP Exam and Course Development Committee, where his leadership contributed to the redesign and historical content taught. And was an AP Table Leader at the AP Reading. He chaired the AP Annual Conference's History and Social Science division. His current research focuses on the intersection of race and ideology, particularly as explored by W.E.B. Du Bois. Carson co-authored Historical Thinking Skills and Socialism and Democracy in the Life of W.E.B. Du Bois. His working manuscript is entitled W.E.B. Du Bois’s Editorial Influence on Black Life in America. He has published and presented papers on Black identity, religion, Du Bois, and equity and Inclusion. Currently, he hosts the podcast "Race Matters." He is a leading organizer and activist in the Greater Boston area. He is also working on a chapter about W.E.B. Du Bois’s Interpretation of 1776 and writing an introduction to Du Bois's book, ABC of Color, and Carl Henry of Christianity Today. He has presented papers, workshops, and delivered seminars at leading diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging conferences, as well as at historical association conferences, such as the American Historical Association, African American Intellectual History Society, American Studies Association, World History Association, College Board, Association of Independent Schools New England, National Association of Independent Schools People of Color Conference, Christian Scholars’ Conference, The Association for Boarding Schools, and more.
He recently published a book chapter entitled "W.E.B. Du Bois: A Communist and A Socialist" through Oxford University Press, The Oxford Handbook of W.E.B. Du Bois. He is the former editor of The Christian Century Magazine, Then and Now, and the Christian Scholars’ Conference Civil Rights Committee. Carson recently joined the Board of Trustees for the School of Hope. Read more about Carson's passion for teaching in an interview conducted by the American Historical Association.
He recently published a book chapter entitled "W.E.B. Du Bois: A Communist and A Socialist" through Oxford University Press, The Oxford Handbook of W.E.B. Du Bois. He is the former editor of The Christian Century Magazine, Then and Now, and the Christian Scholars’ Conference Civil Rights Committee. Carson recently joined the Board of Trustees for the School of Hope. Read more about Carson's passion for teaching in an interview conducted by the American Historical Association.