Eugene Genovese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugene Genovese

American historian, writer, academic, educator

Date of Birth: 19-May-1930

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2012

Profession: historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eugene Dominic Genovese (May 19, 1930 – September 26, 2012) was an American historian of the American South and American slavery.
He was noted for bringing a Marxist perspective to the study of power, class and relations between planters and slaves in the South.
His book Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made won the Bancroft Prize.
He later abandoned the left and Marxism and embraced traditionalist conservatism. He wrote during the Cold War and his political beliefs, at the time, were considered highly controversial.