David T. Beito was a former History Professor Emeritus at University of Alabama, he received his Ph.D in history from the University of Wisconsin in 1986.
Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Maverick-Howards-Economic-Studies/dp/0252034201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286903788&sr=8-1 
From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967: https://www.amazon.com/Mutual-Aid-Welfare-State-Fraternal/dp/0807848417