ON THE SPOT.

JARRETT, Gene A.; COLLEGE teachers; AUTHORS; HISTORIANS; AFRICAN American literature; HISTORY education; DOUGLASS, Frederick, 1818-1895

This section presents an interview with author and Princeton University professor Gene A. Jarrett. Topics discussed include his career as a historian of African American literature, the most important lesson he learned from history, and his interest in meeting African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.