Candace Jackson Gray

601 Holland Lane #1211 Alexandria, VA 22314

571 331 1151  cagra7@morgan.edu

Education

      Ph.D. African American History                                     

            Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Anticipated. May 2019

      Dissertation title: Slavery and Race in the Supreme Court of Texas, 1823-1923

      Committee Chair, Lawrence Peskin. Members: Brandi Brimmer, David Terry, Paul Finkelman

      M.A. U.S. History                                               

            George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2016

      B.A. History, French minor

            Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, 1999

      A.A. Paralegal and Liberal Arts Programs           

            North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA , 1996

Teaching Experience

      Teaching Assistant, Morgan State University, 2017- present

        U. S. History before 1860, World History. large lecture, online and                     breakout discussion     

      G.E.D. Mathematics, English as a Second Language Instructor, Fayetteville Technical  Community College, 2009 – 2011

Employment and Volunteer Experience

            Digital Technician, Papers of Abraham Lincoln, NARA, Washington,

                  D.C., 2014

            Circulation Technician and Page, Public and university libraries, 1995-                    2013

            Additional Experience, U.S.A.F. Reserves, aircraft technician and horticultural worker 

Conference Presentations

              "claim it until her last breath" Central Texas Historical Association,                         2019

            “The Cohen Brothers Gamble with Chief Justice Marshall: Cohens v                       Virginia,1821,The Life and Legacy of John Marshall: The Great                         Chief  Justice, Mosby Heritage Area, Llangollen Farm in Upperville,                   VA, 2019

‘           “’Ordinary Domestic Discipline’: The Trial of the Real Simon Legree,”                     Criminology, Law and Society Student Research Showcase, George                   Mason University, 2016

            “The Crime of Marriage, A Story in Black and White: Kinney v.                                Commonwealth of Virginia, 1879,” The Lemon Project, College of                      William and Mary, 2016

Awards and Fellowships

            James H. Gilliam, Jr., Summer Research Grant, Morgan State, 2018

            McNair Scholars Research Fellowship: Economics, Brandeis University,                      1996       

            All USA National Academic Team, North Shore Community College,                          1996