Dr. Richard W. omas is Pro- fessor Emeritus of History at Michigan State University. For thirty-eight years he taught race-related courses. He has lectured and conducted workshops on race rela-tions in the United States, C anada, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Fiji, Australia, South Africa, and Israel. He is author and co-author of several books on race relations and the African-American experience including: Detroit: Race and Uneven Development, Racial Unity: An Imper ative for Social Progress, Life for Us Is at We Make It: Building e Black Community In Detroit, and Understanding Interracial Unity: A Study of U.S. Race Relations. In 1993 he was one of several recipients of the All-University Diver- sity Award for excellence in diversity work. In 1995 he was awarded the Wesley-Logan Prize awarded by the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, for his book: Life For Us Is at We Make It. In 1997, he was awarded the Gustavus Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in North America for his book, Understanding Interracial Unity. He is co-author with Joe T. Darden, of the recently published book, Detroit: Race Riots, Racial Con icts, and E orts to Bridge the Racial Divide. is book was selected as one of Michigan's Notable Books for 2013 and in 2014 received a State History Award by the His- torical Society of Michigan "for their Outstanding Michigan History Publication."
