Affect and Power

"Haws called Jordan 'the most distinguished faculty member ever' in Ole Miss' history department.
"'Before he had turned 40, his scholarship had defined the entire field of general race relations and set the scholarly agenda for the study of race in American history for two generations of scholars,' Haws said.

Mississippi's The Clarion-Ledger reports the death of historian Winthrop Jordan at age 75. (Hat tip: Ghost in the Machine)