Reavis L. Mitchell Jr.
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1947 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 72) Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fisk University (BA) Tennessee State University (MS) Middle Tennessee State University (PhD) |
| Occupations | Historian, academic administrator |
| Employer | Fisk University |
Reavis Lee Mitchell Jr. (July 12, 1947 – June 16, 2020) was an American historian and academic administrator. He was the dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Social Sciences and professor of history at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the chairman of the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2015 to 2020.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Mitchell was born on July 12, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School and Pearl High school,[1] and he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University, Master of Science from Tennessee State University, and PhD from Middle Tennessee State University.[2][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Mitchell began his career as a member of the history faculty at Fisk University in 1980.[2] He also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Francis and Vanderbilt University.[2] Mitchell held several administrative posts at Fisk, including Director of Institutional Advancement, Executive Assistant to the President, and Dean of Academic Affairs.[2]
Mitchell served on the Tennessee Historical Commission from 2009 to his death, including as its chairman from 2015.[4] He was also the executive vice president of the Tennessee Historical Society.[3]
Death
[edit | edit source]Mitchell died on June 16, 2020, in Brentwood, at the age of 72.[3][5] He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Dr. Mitchell's life was honored at the 2021 Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference produced a profile on him as part of the 2021 conference proceedings.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mitchell had a wife, Dr. Patricia W. Mitchell, and four sons, Reavis L. Mitchell III, Roland W. Mitchell, Reagan P. Mitchell, and Roman B.W. Mitchell[3] He resided in Brentwood, Tennessee, and he attended St. Vincent de Paul Church, a Catholic church in North Nashville.[1]
Works
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- 1947 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Brentwood, Tennessee
- Fisk University alumni
- Tennessee State University alumni
- Middle Tennessee State University alumni
- Fisk University faculty
- African-American historians
- American university and college faculty deans
- Historians from Tennessee
- 20th-century American historians
- American male non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male writers
- African-American Catholics
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- African-American male writers
- American academic administrator, 1940s birth stubs