Robert Schaefer, Ph.D., professor of political science at the University of West Georgia

Robert Schaefer, Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Political Science Department at the University of West Georgia. He teaches classes on American government, ancient political theory, American political parties, and state and local politics. His areas of interest also include state constitutions and Shakespeare. He is co-editor of American Political Rhetoric —a reader in American politics. While living in Alabama for almost two decades, Schaefer was very involved in a number of civic activities. He was technical advisor for Gov. Bob Riley's Alabama Citizens' Constitution Commission, president of the Society Mobile-La Habana, and Transition Team Associate Manager for Mobile Mayor Samuel Jones.

Presentations by Robert Schaefer
Extremists for the Cause of Justice: Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail