He has written history books about Alabama during the Reconstruction era and its African American leaders.
[1][2] His book Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags about African American officials in Alabama during the Reconstruction era was selected by the Alabama Board of Education as a supplemental school text, only the second time a book authored by an African American has been so designated in the state.
[2] He has also helped organize efforts to erect historical markers at significant sites.
[4][5] As a native of Montgomery, Alabama, he grew up in the Centennial Hill neighborhood.
[6] He studied at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School and Alabama State University, graduating in 1966.