Snapshot of faculty member Milmon Harrison as a baby with his mother
Faculty member Milmon Harrison with his mother around the time they arrived in California in 1963.

Professor Engages Students in Research on Sacramento's African American Community

When Milmon Harrison, associate professor of African American and African studies, began writing a book about the Great Migration, he wondered if he could bring students into the research process as part of his teaching. Now he’s teaching students how to document the history of Sacramento’s African American community through interviews with residents and archival research, thanks to the Community Engaged Learning Faculty Fellows (CELFF) program.

“My project will help broaden public understanding of the Black presence and contribution to the Central Valley and California," according to Harrison. "My students and I will represent the university as publicly engaged scholars, thereby helping fulfill UC’s commitment to serving the people of the state.”

Read the full story on Harrison’s Community Engaged Learning fellowship to learn more about his quest to better understand the lives, deaths and stories of African Americans extending back to the Gold Rush. 

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