Professor Orville Vernon Burton

Orville Vernon Burton, is Creativity Professor of Humanities, professor of history, sociology, and computer science at Clemson University, and the director of the Clemson CyberInstitute. From 2008-2010, he was the Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture at Coastal Carolina University. He is Emeritus University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar, University Scholar, and professor of history, African American studies, and sociology at the University of Illinois. The author of...See more

Orville Vernon Burton, is Creativity Professor of Humanities, professor of history, sociology, and computer science at Clemson University, and the director of the Clemson CyberInstitute. From 2008-2010, he was the Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture at Coastal Carolina University. He is Emeritus University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar, University Scholar, and professor of history, African American studies, and sociology at the University of Illinois. The author of more than two hundred articles and author or editor of more than twenty books, including The Age of Lincoln, In My Father's House are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina; his latest book is Penn Center: A History Preserved. See less