In this oral history, Kenneth Wilburn discusses his childhood, service in the Army, schooling, career as a history professor at East Carolina University, and his retirement.
Kenneth Elwood Wilburn, Jr. was born October 10, 1946. AFter serving in the Army during the Vietnam War, he attended college and then began his career at East Carolina University as a History professor and served in this capacity until his retirement. He was involved in the African and African American Studies Program, Writing Across the Curriculum, Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Summer Study Abroad.
In this oral history, Kenneth Wilburn discusses his childhood, service in the Army, schooling, career as a history professor at East Carolina University, and his retirement.
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