Interview with David W. Hazel, August 2, 1990

Interview Summary

David Hazel is an African American political scientist and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Central State University. In this interview, Hazel discusses his childhood in a predominately white town, Medford, Massachusetts and attending Tufts College where he earned a BA in history. He speaks about his school career, receiving his master's degree in education and a PhD in political science from University of Michigan in 1949. Hazel talks about teaching at several historically black colleges, including Southern University and Central State University. The challenges he faced at Central State as the only person in the political science department at that time are also discussed.

Interview Keyword

Brooks School Central State University Cleveland Williams David Hazel Ernie Patterson Frank Richardson Kent Historically black colleges James Hervey School personal history Rodney Higgins Rutgers Law School The Great Game of Politics Tufts College Tuskegee Tuskegee Air Base Woody Hayes World War II

Interview LC Subject

African American political scientists--Interviews African American universities and colleges African Americans. American Political Science Association Braxton, Gloria J. Brooks School of Concord (Concord, Mass.) Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971 Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio) Education--History Hazel, David Hazel, David--Interviews Hazel, Francis P. James, Daniel "Chappie", Jr. Kent, Frank R. (Frank Richardson), 1877-1958 Political science Prairie View A & M University Rockefeller Foundation Southern University and A & M College Tufts College Tuskegee (Ala.) University of Colorado World War, 1939-1945.

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