1 hr 8 min

From the Bayou to the Bay: Robert C. Smith and the Evolution of Black Politics The Freedom Plow - A Podcast By NCOBPS

    • Politics

Dr. Robert C. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at San Francisco State University, is one of the country’s best minds on black politics. Dr. Smith has authored and co-authored a dozen books. His final book, which will be published next year is called, From the Bayou to the Bay.  The book documents his life journey from rural Louisiana to the San Francisco Bay Area and acts as a guidebook for understanding the struggle over black studies on college campuses on the West Coast and the evolution of black politics from the 1970s to the 21st century. 

Dr. Robert C. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at San Francisco State University, is one of the country’s best minds on black politics. Dr. Smith has authored and co-authored a dozen books. His final book, which will be published next year is called, From the Bayou to the Bay.  The book documents his life journey from rural Louisiana to the San Francisco Bay Area and acts as a guidebook for understanding the struggle over black studies on college campuses on the West Coast and the evolution of black politics from the 1970s to the 21st century. 

1 hr 8 min