Dr. Scott was an extremely popular lecturer who was keenly dedicated to teaching and to mentoring budding historians. After earning his PhD, he went on to teach at the University of Illinois (Chicago), Duke University, New York University and lastly the University of Michigan. Dr. Scott's co-edited book Origins of the Black Atlantic: Rewriting Histories was released in 2010, followed by the widely celebrated book from his PhD dissertation, The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution (2018), which was awarded the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award in 2019 and the Special Achievement Award from Yale University's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. The University of Michigan Clements Library has established a memorial fellowship in Dr. Scott's name. Dr. Scott (Scotty) should be remembered as a vibrant, brilliant and energetic scholar. It was always with courage, fortitude, and grace that he faced his many health challenges.
Dr. Scott was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr. and is survived by his mother Ianthia (Ann), his brothers David Kumar and Lamar King, his long-time partner Elisha Renne, and a number of rel atives, friends and colleagues.In memory of Dr. Scott, the family suggests contributions be made to the University of Michigan Clements Library in support of the research fellowship named in his honor.
William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan
909 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor MI, 48109 https://maizeraise.umich.edu/o/university-of-michigan/i/maizeraise/s/julius-s-scott-iii-fellowship-in-caribbean-and-atlantic-history Published by The Island Packet on Feb. 6, 2022.
Dr. Scott was an extremely popular lecturer who was keenly dedicated to teaching and to mentoring budding historians. After earning his PhD, he went on to teach at the University of Illinois (Chicago), Duke University, New York University and lastly the University of Michigan. Dr. Scott's co-edited book Origins of the Black Atlantic: Rewriting Histories was released in 2010, followed by the widely celebrated book from his PhD dissertation, The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution (2018), which was awarded the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award in 2019 and the Special Achievement Award from Yale University's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. The University of Michigan Clements Library has established a memorial fellowship in Dr. Scott's name. Dr. Scott (Scotty) should be remembered as a vibrant, brilliant and energetic scholar. It was always with courage, fortitude, and grace that he faced his many health challenges.
Dr. Scott was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr. and is survived by his mother Ianthia (Ann), his brothers David Kumar and Lamar King, his long-time partner Elisha Renne, and a number of rel atives, friends and colleagues.In memory of Dr. Scott, the family suggests contributions be made to the University of Michigan Clements Library in support of the research fellowship named in his honor.
William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan
909 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor MI, 48109 https://maizeraise.umich.edu/o/university-of-michigan/i/maizeraise/s/julius-s-scott-iii-fellowship-in-caribbean-and-atlantic-history Published by The Island Packet on Feb. 6, 2022.
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