EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, PH.D.,1983

Major Field:

U.S. History.

Sub Fields:

Afro-American History.
Southern History.
Urban History.
Labor History.
European History.
History in Education.

Dissertation:

 "See What The Afro Says: The Baltimore Afro-American 1892-1950."

Dissertation Committee:

Professor John Hope Franklin

Professor Arthur Mann

Professor Kathleen Conzen

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, A.M. 1971.

Major Field:

U.S. History.

Sub Fields:

Afro-American History.
U.S. Colonial History.
19th and 20th Century U.S. Social History.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, B.A., 1970.

Major Field:

U.S. History.

Minor Fields:

Sociology, Political Science.
 

PUBLICATIONS

Book:

The Baltimore Afro-American, 1892–1950. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1998, XVII, 220.

Book Chapters:

“The Black Soldier In Two World Wars,” in Alton Hornsby ed. A Companion To African American History. Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing, 2005, 349–363.

“Identity, Patriotism, and Protest on the Wartime Home Front 1917-1919, 1941-1945,” in Alton Hornsby ed. A Companion To African American History. Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing, 2005. 364–378.

“African Americans and The Civil War,” co- authored with Oscar R.
Williams III in Alton Hornsby ed. A Companion To African American History. Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing, 2005, 257–270

“Radical Rhetoric, Conservative Reality: The Nation of Islam as an American Conservative Formation,” in Peter Eisenstadt, ed., Black Conservatism. New York: Garland Publishing, 1999, 109–132.

Refereed Journal Article:

“The Baltimore Afro-American and Presidential Politics 1904–1948,” Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences 30 (Fall 1984): 131–137.

Encyclopedia Entries:

“Black Press,” in Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass. Paul Finkelman ed. (ew York, London: Oxford University Press, 2006: 180–183.

“Baltimore Afro-American” in Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Paul
Finkelman and Cary Wintz, eds. New York, London: Routledge/Taylor& Francis
2005: 96–97

“Black Journalists” in Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Paul
Finkelman and Cary Wintz, eds. New York, London: Routledge/Taylor& Francis
2005:649–656

“The Black Press” in Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Paul Finkelman and Cary Wintz, eds. (New York, London: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2005:133–137

“Carl Murphy” in Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Paul Finkelman and Cary Wintz, eds. (New York, London: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2005:827–829

“Baltimore,” in The Encyclopedia of Urban America: the Cities and Suburbs, N. Larry Shumsky, ed. Denver: ABC-CLIO, 1998: 61–64.

“Civil Rights,” in The African American Encyclopedia, Michael W. Williams, ed., 6 vols. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1993: 311–320.

Book Reviews:

The Band Played Dixie: Race and the Liberal Conscience at Ole Miss, by Nadine Cohodas in Journal of Negro History.83 (Winter 1998): 82–83.

Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite 1880–1920, by Willard Gatewood, in
Journal of the Iinterdenominational Theological Center 21 (Fall 1993/Spring
1994): 178–181.

The Judas Factor: The Plot To Kill Malcolm X, by Karl Evanzz, in Journal of the
Interdenominational Theological Center 20 (Fall 1992/Spring 1993): 146–
150.

Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping the Faith in Jubilee, by David Blight, in Maryland Historical Magazine 85 (Spring 1990): 88–90.

Blacks in Southern Politics, edited by Laurence W. Moreland, Robert P. Steed,
and Tod A. Baker, in Journal of Southern History 55 (May 1989): 358-359.

Children’s Book:

Leaders and Movements. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Press, 1995, 48.

PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS

Books:

“The Hampton Estate, 1690-1890.” In final research and writing stage

“African Americans in a New Age: Baltimore’s Black Community, 1945–2000,” in the research stage.

“Divided Loyalties: The French Battleships Jean Bart and Richelieu, 1940-1968,” in the conceptual stage.

Book Chapter

“Prying Open the Door, Black Student Protest at the University of Maryland, 1966-1970,” accepted for inclusion in a forthcoming collection of essays titled "Southern Higher Education and the Civil Rights Movement: Black Pioneers on Non-Black Campuses 1935–1970." edited by Peter Wallenstein.

Journal Article Submitted For Publication:

“Black Politics in Baltimore 1945-2000,” submitted for publication in International Journal of Africana Studies Vol. 11 Issue 2 (Fall 2006)

Encyclopedia Articles In Progress

Entry on the African American Press for Vol. 2 of Encyclopedia of African American
History to be published by the Oxford University Press.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENTARY

“Morgan State College and Direct Action for Civil Rights in Baltimore,” presented
November 5, 2004 at the annual meeting of the Southern Historical
Association, Memphis, Tennessee November 3-6, 2004.

“Behind Our Backs: The Convergence of Cultures,” presented October 9, 2003 at The International Colloquium for Vernacular, Hispanic, American, and Folklore Studies held in Puebla, Mexico October 8-11, 2003

“The African Roots of Stepping,” presented October 18, 2001 at the V Annual
Conference of the Americas, Universitad of the Americas, Cholula, Puebla,
Mexico, October 16-22, 2001.

“Running Away From Hampton,” presented September 27, 2001 at the annual
meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History,
Washington D.C. September 26-30, 2001.

“Black Politics in Baltimore 1945-2000,” presented May 26,2001 at the first annual
Virginia Black Studies Symposium May 26-27, 2001.

“The African Roots of Stepping” to be presented April 7, 2001 at the 1st National Conference on Stepping, Virginia Tech, April 6-7, 2001.

“Steady and Sure: The Afro-American’s Business Development,” at the Coppin State College Symposium, “Black Entrepreneurship in Baltimore,” February 1998, Baltimore, Maryland.

“A Place to Work: The Baltimore Afro-American's Crusade Against Racism in
Employment 1892–1950,” at the Baltimore History Conference, “Making
Diversity Work: 250 Years of Baltimore History,” November 1996,
Baltimore, Maryland.

“And Justice for All: The Struggle for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice in
Baltimore 1930–1970.” presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, October 1996,
Charleston, South Carolina.

“Opening the Door: Black Student Protest at the University of Maryland 1968–
1970,” presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study
of Afro- American Life and History, October 1986, Houston, Texas.

“Straddling the Fence: The Baltimore Afro-American and Booker T.
Washington,” presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Southern
Historical Association, November 1984, Louisville, Kentucky

“The Baltimore Afro-American and the Military 1906–1948,” presented at the
68th Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life
and History, October 1983, Detroit, Michigan.

”The Baltimore Afro-American and Presidential Politics 1904–1948,” presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of the Social and
Behavioral Sciences, March 1983, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Panel Commentary:

"19th Century African American Religious Leaders," 79th annual meeting of the Association For The Study of Afro-American Life and History, Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 1994.

 "Interpreting Slavery at National Historic Sites,"77th annual meeting of the Association For The Study of Afro-American Life and History, October 12, 1992, at Kansas City, Missouri.

 Panels Chaired:

 "Behind the Veil: Southern Black Institutions In a Jim Crow World," 57th Annual
Meeting of the Southern Historical Association, November 1991, Fort Worth, Texas.

 "The Black Press in America 1880-1990," 78th Annual Meeting of the Association for
the Study of Afro-American Life and History, October 1993, Baltimore, Maryland.

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999,1998,1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, History Department Research Grants

1989, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Directed Research Initiative Fund Grant

1988, Sloan Foundation New Liberal Arts Course Development Grant, Spelman College.

1988, Bush Foundation Faculty Development Grant, Spelman College.

1987, Sloan Foundation New Liberal Arts Course Development Grant, Spelman College.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

8/92-Present: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Associate Professor,

Afro-American History.
American History.
World War II
Modern Military History

9/88-5/92: University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland

Assistant Professor

Afro-American History
American History.
World Civilization.
Humanities
 

8/84-9/88: Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia.

Assistant Professor,

Afro-American History.
American History.
World Civilization.
 

8/80-6/83: Fisk University, Nashville Tennessee.

Instructor

Afro-American History.
World Civilization.
Urban History.
Labor History.
Business History.
U.S. Diplomatic History.

1/78-6/80: Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.

Instructor (part-time)

Afro-American History.

9/71-2/72: Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland.

Instructor (part-time)

Social Sciences.
 

VIRGINIA TECH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

Advised twenty five first year students, 1992-1994
Supervised eleven independent study students, 1992-1997
Was an instructor in the History Department's Summer Minorities Program, 1993-1995

VIRGINIA TECH GRADUATE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

Served on the committees of the following Masters Degree recipients

Sara Eye “Robert Hall Morrison: An Analytical Biography.” completed July 2003.

James Andrew Nichols “A Turning of the Soul: The Desegregation Crisis of Norfolk, VA 1954 – 1959.” completed July 2003.

Rich Hephner,"Where Youth and Laughter Go: "The Experience of Trench Warfare from Petersburg to the Western Front," Department of History, completed April, 1997 (current position, National Park Service, Petersburg, Virginia).

Tyler Craddock, "Doug Wilder's First Year as Lieutenant Governor," Department of History, completed September 1996 (current position, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee at Knoxville).

Jacqueline McNulty, "Educating For Freedom: The Highlander Folk School in the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1964," Department of History, completed February 1996 (current position, school teacher, Roanoke, Va.).

R. Brian Wright, "The Idealistic Realist: Mary Mcleod Bethune and the Natinal Council for Negro Women and the National Youth Administration." completed May 1999.

John Elmore, M.A. by examination, 1996 (current position, schoolteacher, Bristol, Va.).

Sean Lewis, M.A. by examination, 1995 (current position, Ed.D.student, University of Virginia).

OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

6/91-9/91: Historian, National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region.

6/90-9/90: Historian, National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region.

6/89-9/89: Historian, National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region.

9/83-6/84: Humanities Scholar-In-Residence, Tennessee Community Heritage Project, Nashville, Tennessee.

9/71-2/72: Research Assistant, Center For Urban Affairs, Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland.
 

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

2/72-8/76: United States Navy.

 USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67), 1972-74

Race Relations Education Officer

Office of the Chief of Information, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1974-76.

Public Information Officer.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Virginia Tech

2005.

Overton Johnson Presidential Award

2000.

Black Caucus Leadership Award

1999.

Black Caucus Leadership Award

1998.

Black Caucus Faculty Member of the Year
Black Graduate Student Organization Community Service Award
Virginia Tech NAACP Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service

1997.

Black History Month Certificate of Recognition
Black Student Alliance Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service

1996.

Black Caucus Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service to Students

1993.

 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the Virginia Tech Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.,
 
 

University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

1989

Outstanding Teacher Award

Spelman College

1986

Service Award

University of Maryland College Park.

1970.

Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Alpha Theta.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
Ford Foundation Fellow.

1969.

Scholastic Honors Award and Dean's List for academic year 1968-69.

1968.

Phi Kappa Phi.

1967.

Scholastic Honors Award and Dean's List for academic year 1966-67.
Phi Eta Sigma, Freshmen Men's Honorary.
 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Conferences Coordinated:

1985. Coordinator, Spelman College Social Science Division Workshop on computer applications.

1983. Coordinator, Fisk University Race Relations Institute Conference, "Corporate Power and Black America."

Workshops attended:

1997. Ninth Annual Baseball Symposium sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY

1996. United States Military Academy-ROTC Military History Conference, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

1996. Faculty Development Institute, held at Virginia Tech

1986. Sloan Foundation workshop on the New Liberal Arts, held at Wellesley College.

1986. CAMT workshop on computer applications, Spelman College.

1985. Sloan Foundation workshop on Engineering, Technology, and the New Liberal Arts, held at Princeton University.

1985. Spelman College Title III workshop on computer literacy and applications.

1984. Spelman College World Civilization Workshop.

1982. Mellon Workshop on organizing the Fisk University World Civilization Course.

1981. Mellon Workshop on the Fisk University Core Curriculum.

WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT

Home Page

http://www.history.vt.edu/farrar/index.html

Hist. 1116, Survey of American History II

http://www.history.vt.edu/farrar/farrar/1116.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, and relevant links.

Hist. 3134, Sports in American History

http://www.history.vt.edu//farrar/3134.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, and relevant links.

Hist. 3254, The Vietnam War

http://www.history.vt.edu/farrar/3254.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, and relevant links.

Hist. 3175, Survey of Afro-American History I

http://www.history.vt.edu/farrar/3175.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, and relevant links.

Hist. 3534, Modern Military History

http://www.majbill.vt.edu/farrar/MODMIL.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, and relevant links.

Hist. 3544, World War II

http://www.history.vt.edu/farrar/wwII.html
Includes syllabus, lecture notes,grades,test review sheets, take home tests, fact files,and relevant links.

Hist. 4234, Twentieth Century African-American Thought

Online Courses

History 3134, Sports in American History

History 3254, The Vietnam War

History 3544, World War II
 

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

1992-Present. Virginia Tech

University:

Treasurer, Vice President, President Mu Chapter of Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa, 1993-2002
Faculty Advisor, Virginia Tech Chapter, NAACP, 1992-present
Faculty Advisor Phi Gamma Delta 1999-present
Faculty Advisor, Virginia Tech Chapter Kemetic Benu Order, Inc, 1995-1998
Parking and Transportation Committee, 1993-1998
Honor System faculty panelist, 1992-1997
Black History Month Steering Committee, 1998
Black History Month Steering Committee, 1997
Black History Month Program Committee Chairperson, 1996
Black History Month Program Committee Chairperson , 1995
Faculty Panelist, Conference on Campus Climate, 1995
Creative Grant Match Committee, 1994-1995
President, Virginia Tech Black Caucus, 1993-1994
Black Cultural Center Advisory Committee, 1992-1995

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Promotion and Tenure Committee 2005-2006
College of Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Committee 2001
Black Studies Advisory Board, 1992-1993

History Department:

Undergraduate Teaching and Curriculum Committee, 1992-1998
Strategic Planning Committee, 1992-1998
Computer Committee, 1997-1998
Coordinator of Learning Resources 1997-1998
Advising Committee, 1992-1993
Library Representative, 1992-1994

1988-1992. University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Chair: Academic Committee, Faculty Senate
Chair: Events Committee, School of Arts and Sciences.
Member: Teacher Education Committee.

1984-88. Spelman College.

Chair: Black History Month Celebration.
Member: Phi Beta Kappa Committee.
Member: Ad hoc committee on Faculty Development.
Faculty advisor/mentor: Senior Honor Society. Living-Learning Program. "History of Black Contributions."

1980-83. Fisk University.

President: Delta Chapter of Tennessee, Phi Beta Kappa (Fisk University).
Chairman: Black History Month Committee.
Member: Core Curriculum Committee.
Member: Honors Program Committee.
Member: Race Relations Institute Steering Committee.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Public Presentations

"The Sixties" a six part presentation sponsored by the Blacksburg Public Library February-April 2004
"NAACP Then and Now," presented to the Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP,
March 1998.
"Blacks In The Military," presented to the Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP,
October 1997.
"Malcolm X.," presented as part of the Bland Correctional Center's Black History Month
Celebration, February 1993.

Public School Lectures
"D-Day," Northside Middle School, Roanoke, VA, April 1998.
"Civil Rights," Auburn Middle School, Riner, Va, March 1994.

Other
Currently assisting the St. Paul's A.M.E. Church, Blacksburg, VA, in their efforts to have their church declared a historic landmark, 1998.
Served on the Huckleberry Trail Committee for the Montgomery County Department Planning and Inspections, 1995.
Was a National History Day Judge, Virginia Tech, April 1998.

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