dr. w. marvin delaney. he is the former executive director of the reserve center at the center. he teaches american history, african-american history, public history an the history of the american civil-rights movement in uta's graduate programs. he is a graduate of central state university. he earned his master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees at ohio state university in columbus, ohio. he has published several books including black police in america, essays and born to serve. he is completing a book for texas a & m university press. he also combined the traditional role of the am becomic historian and documenting and preserving the african-american experience. please join me in welcoming dr. delaney. >> last but not least is elaine nichols. she is the senior cure rater at the smithsonian institute. she is helping to develop an inaugural exhibition that will be included on the culture floor when the museum opens in 2015. it will focus on a dornment relir religion and performing arts. elaine has an ma degree in public service archeology and an ma in social administration

dr. w. marvin delaney, dr. delaney is the former research director at the college of charleston. currently he is an associate professor and chair of the history department of the university of texas at arlington. he teaches american history, african-american history, and the history of american public rights movement. he is a graduate of central state university in ohio where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in history. he earned his masser of arts and dr. of philosophy degrees in american and african-american history in ohio state university in columbus, ohio. he has published several books including black police in america, essays on the american civil rights movement and born to serve. he is currently completing a book on african-americans in dallas, a social and political history for texas a&m university press. among his research interests are police history, criminal justice history and the history of the american civil rights movement. he also combines the traditional roll of a professor of public history dedicateded to the preserves of -- please join me in welcoming d