You Can Use Yellow for Leaves Odyssey of an African-American Professor

Memoir of Dr. Charles V. Hamilton, a retired professor of Political Science at Columbia University in New York. Professor Hamilton tells of his childhood on the South Side of Chicago and details his experiences as faculty member at several universities. Hamilton relates his experiences in civil rights activities domestically and internationally.

Dr. Charles V. Hamilton was a professor of Political Science at Columbia University. Dr. Hamilton was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma . In 1935 his mother moved to Chicago's South side with her three children. Hamilton grew up in a low income neighborhood; however, he did graduate for college with B.A. degree and followed that with J.D. law degree, a M.A. and a Ph.D. He. taught at several universities ending his career in New York at Columbia University.