'''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]]. | '''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]]. |