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[[Image:Texas monument at Mansfield Historic Site IMG 2434.JPG|200px|right|thumb|This monument honoring Texas soldiers under [[Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac|Prince Polignac]], at the [[Battle of Mansfield]] in April 1864 was dedicated on the centennial of the battle. Barr's ''Polignac's Texas Brigade'' traces the activities of the unit.]]

[[Image:Texas monument at Mansfield Historic Site IMG 2434.JPG|200px|right|thumb|This monument honoring Texas soldiers under [[Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac|Prince Polignac]], at the [[Battle of Mansfield]] in April 1864 was dedicated on the centennial of the battle. Barr's ''Polignac's Texas Brigade'' traces the activities of the unit.]]

'''Chester Alwyn Barr, Jr.''' (born January 18, 1938) is an American historian who specializes in [[African American studies]], the [[Southern United States|American South]], the [[American Civil War]], and [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]].<ref name=ttu /> He is a [[professor]] emeritus and former chairman of the history department at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].

'''Chester Alwyn Barr, Jr.''' (born January 18, 1938) is an American historian who specializes in [[African-American]] studies, the [[Southern United States|American South]], the [[American Civil War]], and [[Reconstruction]].<ref name=ttu /> He is a [[professor]] emeritus and former chairman of the history department at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].

Barr was the only child of Chester A. Barr, Sr. (1885-1973), a native of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], and the former Wilma Matlock (1905-1987). Barr received his Bachelor of Arts (1959), [[Master of Arts]] (1961), and [[Ph.D.]] (1966) from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. He joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/archives/99-00CONTENTS/99-00ugfaculty.html|title=Texas Tech University Teaching Faculty|publisher=depts.ttu.edu|accessdate=November 16, 2012, no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

Barr was the only child of Chester A. Barr, Sr. (1885-1973), a native of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], and the former Wilma Matlock (1905-1987). Barr received his Bachelor of Arts (1959), [[Master of Arts]] (1961), and [[Ph.D.]] (1966) from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. He joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/archives/99-00CONTENTS/99-00ugfaculty.html|title=Texas Tech University Teaching Faculty|publisher=depts.ttu.edu|accessdate=November 16, 2012, no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

Barr's primary research focus on the history of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the American South, and African Americans. His publications include ''Polignac's Texas Brigade'' (published while he was still in graduate school in 1964, second edition, 1998),<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6smKD4cv3hYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=alwyn+barr&source=bl&ots=Zzv_r6IY3s&sig=IR-4hePTdi-B66rEuQbjWTH5gt4&hl=en&ei=Mwy5TO6UNsX6lwft_Im9DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CB4Q6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Polignac's Texas Brigade|date=March 1, 1998|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|ISBN=978-0-89096-814-7|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> a study of Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac (1832-1913) and the Texan soldiers who fought in 1864 in the [[Battle of Mansfield]] south of [[Shreveport]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]], a victory for the Confederacy. A monument to the Texan soldiers was dedicated at the site on the centennial of the Civil War battle in April 1964. His first major monograph is the 1971 ''Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politics, 1876-1906'' (later in a second edition, 2000). <ref>Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politics, 1876–1906. By Alwyn Barr. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1971. xiv + 315 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $8.50.) | Journal of American History | Oxford Academic.</ref> Next came the first edition (1973) of ''Black Texans: A History of African-Americans in Texas, 1528-1971'' which he later updated with a new preface, new chapter on 1970-1995, and new index (University of Oklahoma Press, 1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpast.org/?q=contributor/barr-alwyn|title=Alwyn Barr|publisher=blackpast.org|year=2009, no longer accessible on-line.</ref>

Barr's primary research focus on the history of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the American South, and African Americans. His publications include ''Polignac's Texas Brigade'' (published while he was still in graduate school in 1964, second edition, 1998),<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6smKD4cv3hYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=alwyn+barr&source=bl&ots=Zzv_r6IY3s&sig=IR-4hePTdi-B66rEuQbjWTH5gt4&hl=en&ei=Mwy5TO6UNsX6lwft_Im9DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CB4Q6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Polignac's Texas Brigade|date=March 1, 1998|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|ISBN=978-0-89096-814-7|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> a study of Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac (1832-1913) and the Texan soldiers who fought in 1864 in the [[Battle of Mansfield]] south of [[Shreveport]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]], a victory for the Confederacy. A monument to the Texan soldiers was dedicated at the site on the centennial of the Civil War battle in April 1964. His first major monograph is the 1971 ''Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politics, 1876-1906'' (later in a second edition, 2000). <ref>Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politics, 1876–1906. By Alwyn Barr. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1971. xiv + 315 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $8.50.) | Journal of American History | Oxford Academic.</ref> Next came the first edition (1973) of ''Black Texans: A History of African-Americans in Texas, 1528-1971'' which he later updated with a new preface, new chapter on 1970-1995, and new index (University of Oklahoma Press, 1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpast.org/?q=contributor/barr-alwyn|title=Alwyn Barr|publisher=blackpast.org|year=2009, no longer accessible on-line.</ref>

Another Barr work is ''The African Texans'' (2004), which describes the experience of [[free black]]s and [[slaves]] prior to the Civil War and concludes with late 20th-century political developments.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-KtTIhDwNIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Barr's+The+African+Texans&source=bl&ots=6NYkFDN0WP&sig=uCtvYGGXsgsjK1GJyU8PsXBpLGo&hl=en&ei=Ow25TISxOcWqlAfQ-bjHDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The African Texans|date=February 19, 2004|publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=978-1-58544-321-5 |accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref>  In 1981 Barr and [[Robert A. Calvert]], late historian at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station]] co-edited ''Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tsusm/00012/tsu-00012.html|title=A Guide to the Robert Calvert Papers, 1970-1995|publisher=Texas Archival Resources Online|accessdate=October 15, 2010}}</ref>  In 2000 Barr wrote the introduction to ''Black Cowboys of Texas,'' edited by Sara R. Massey.

Another Barr work is ''The African Texans'' (2004), which describes the experience of [[free black]]s and [[slaves]] prior to the Civil War and concludes with late 20th-century political developments.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-KtTIhDwNIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Barr's+The+African+Texans&source=bl&ots=6NYkFDN0WP&sig=uCtvYGGXsgsjK1GJyU8PsXBpLGo&hl=en&ei=Ow25TISxOcWqlAfQ-bjHDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The African Texans|date=February 19, 2004|publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=978-1-58544-321-5 |accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref>  In 1981 Barr and [[Robert A. Calvert]], late historian at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station]] co-edited ''Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tsusm/00012/tsu-00012.html|title=A Guide to the Robert Calvert Papers, 1970-1995|publisher=Texas Archival Resources Online|accessdate=October 15, 2010}}</ref>  In 2000 Barr wrote the introduction to ''Black Cowboys of Texas,'' edited by Sara R. Massey.