blog posts Professor, pioneer in Black studies, Black liberation movements donates papers to Archives Oct 1, 2024 11:00 am by Jodi Heckel Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The personal papers of professor emeritus Gerald McWorter archive his own life story — establishing the field of Black studies, his involvement in Black liberation groups in the 1960s and, more recently, his work to have the western Illinois town of New Philadelphia recognized as a National Historic Site. Share on Facebook Tweet Email