Levine
Lawrence William Levine was a distinguished American historian and engaged scholar who spent most of his career at UC Berkeley.
Born in Manhattan and died in Berkeley, he actively participated in civil rights activism, including the Selma to Montgomery march and Berkeley sit-ins.
His scholarship focused on American cultural history.
Levine received prestigious honors including a MacArthur Prize Fellowship (1983), American Academy of Arts and Sciences election (1985), Organization of American Historians presidency (1992), and the American Historical Association's Distinguished Scholar Award (2005).
He authored influential works including Black Culture and Black Consciousness (1978) and Highbrow/Lowbrow (1990).
