In the same year, he also published Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation, a historical review of America's desegregated school bussing and overall educational equality policy. The book explored the history and creation of the 1977 miniseries Roots. During his tenure at ASU, Delmont published his second book titled Making roots: A nation captivated through the University of California Press. īy June 2014, Delmont left Scripps College and accepted a position at Arizona State University (ASU) as a professor in their history department. He published historical accounts of American Bandstand incorporating and encouraging systematic marginalization of local African American fans and musicians throughout its running. As part of his research into the discontent of the show around racial politics, he interviewed 21 Philadelphia natives who had attended, watched, or protested the TV show. In his book, he discredits claims by the late Dick Clark, host and producer of American Bandstand, that the show was a pioneer of on-air racial politics and integration. During his short tenure at Scripps, he was the recipient of the 2011 Professor of the Year Award and published his book The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock n’ Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia through the University of California Press. Upon earning his PhD, Delmont accepted a position as an Assistant professor of American studies at Scripps College. He is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College and former Professor of History at Arizona State University (ASU) and Scripps College.ĭelmont earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University before enrolling in Brown University for his Master's degree and Ph.D. Delmont is an American professor of history and author. M.A, 2004, PhD., American Studies, 2008, Brown UniversityĪmerican bandstand and school segregation in postwar Philadelphia (2008)
B.A., Social Studies, 2000, Harvard University
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