Vincent Bakpetu Thompson

Vincent Bakpetu Thompson, PhD, is emeritus history professor of Connecticut College. He has authored books on Pan-Africanism and the African diaspora in the Americas. He lived in Kenya in the 1970s where he taught history at the University of Nairobi and was recipient of the distinguished Africanist award from the New York African Studies Association in 2004. He now lives in Rhode Island.

Vincent Bakpetu Thompson, PhD, is emeritus history professor of Connecticut College. He has authored books on Pan-Africanism and the African diaspora in the Americas. He lived in Kenya in the 1970s where he taught history at the University of Nairobi and was recipient of the distinguished Africanist award from the New York African Studies Association in 2004. He now lives in Rhode Island. See less