Richard Bailey | |
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Born | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | October 29, 1947
Occupation | Historian |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Booker T. Washington Magnet High School Alabama State University |
Parents | Raymond Bailey Sr. Lottie Parks Bailey |
Richard Bailey (born October 29, 1947) is an American historian. He has written history books about Alabama during the Reconstruction era and its African American leaders.[1][2] His book Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags about African American officials in Alabama during the Reconstruction era was selected by the Alabama Board of Education as a supplemental school text, only the second time a book authored by an African American has been so designated in the state.[2] He has also helped organize efforts to erect historical markers at significant sites.[3] He also leads black history tours.[4][5]
A native of Montgomery, Alabama, he grew up in the Centennial Hill neighborhood. He is one of Raymond Bailey Sr. and Lottie Parks Bailey's 12 children.[6] He studied at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School and Alabama State University, graduating in 1966.[6] Bailey retired from a 30-year civil service career in 2011.[1] He worked as a research specialist at the Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education Center at Maxwell Air Force Base.[7]
He has written and spoken about Henry Allen Loveless.[8]