William Seraile

Professor Seraile retired from his post at Lehman in 2007, after thirty-six years of teaching. His most recent book is Angels of Mercy: White Women and the History of New York’s Colored Orphan Asylum, which was published in 2006. He is the author of four books, including Bruce Grit: The Black Nationalist Writings of John Edward Bruce (2003). He graduated from Central Washington University in 1963 with a B.A. in Social Science and holds an M.A. in the Teaching of History from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. in American history from the CUNY Graduate Center.