Charles Vincent (born 1945)[1] is an American historian, professor, and author.
He a professor in the history department at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 2017.
[1] Vincent was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in history from LSU.
[4] Vincent has written about African American legislators in Louisiana during the Reconstruction era as well as the history of Southern University and the town of Scotlandville where it is located.
[6] He has written and spoken about Southern University's emergence after the Reconstruction era and its significance as the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) system in the United States.