Thomas F. Powell, Emeritus Professor of History, offered a wide range of courses at the University of Akron, Syracuse University, the State University of New York at Oswego, and for two years, the University of Wurzburg, Germany. His books have been classified as philosophy ("Josiah Royce", Washington Square Press) and sociology ("The Persistence of Racism in American", Rowman and Littlefield) as well as history ("Penet's Square", North Country Books) and interdisciplinary ("Humanities and Social Studies", edited). Shorter pieces have appeared in diverse periodicals, from "The Journal of Ameri...