P. Merle Black (born 1942) is a retired American political scientist.
He was formerly Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science at Emory University.
[1][2] Black attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1964.
[3] In 1970, Black joined the political science faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in 1989 he moved to Emory University, until his retirement in 2016. https://news.emory.edu/stories/2016/05/er_college_retirees/campus.html Black's twin brother, Earl Black, was a longtime professor at Rice University, and the two coauthored several books on politics in the Southern United States.
Key award, together with Taeku Lee as well as his brother Earl Black.