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| occupation = Political science professor, formerly at [[Michigan State University]]
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| office = Chair of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]]
| office = Chair of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]]
| president = [[Ronald Reagan]] <br />[[George H. W. Bush]]
| president = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]]
| term_start = August 8, 1988
| term_start = August 8, 1988
| term_end = October 23, 1989
| term_end = October 23, 1989
| preceded = [[Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr.]]
| preceded = [[Clarence M. Pendleton Jr.|Clarence Pendleton]]
| succeeded = [[Arthur Fletcher]]
| succeeded = [[Arthur Fletcher]]
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'''William Barclay Allen''' (born 1944) is an American author, professor, and political scientist from [[Fernandina Beach, Florida]].<ref name="JC">{{cite news | last1 = Neely | first1 = Samantha | last2 = Bridges | first2 = C. A. | date = July 25, 2023 | title = Who is Dr. William B. Allen? He's taking on Kamala Harris over Florida Black history curriculum | url = https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2023/07/25/william-b-allen-florida-black-history-curriculum-denounces-critics-kamala-harris/70461016007/ | work = jacksonville.com}}</ref> He was a member of the [[National Endowment for the Humanities|National Council on the Humanities]] from 1984 to 1987 and chairman of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]] from 1988 to 1989. Allen ran as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in California in 1986 and 1992, losing in the primary election each time. Allen has been described as a "conservative black leader in education."<ref name="virginias_higher_education">{{cite web |title=Virginia's higher education chief bows out after thirteen tumultuous months |url=https://www.goacta.org/news-item/virginias_higher_education_chief_bows_out_after_thirteen_tumultuous_months/ |website=ACTA}}</ref>

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'''William Barclay Allen''' (born 1944) is an author, professor, and political scientist from [[Fernandina Beach, Florida]], United States.<ref name="JC">{{cite news | last1 = Neely | first1 = Samantha | last2 = Bridges | first2 = C. A. | date = July 25, 2023 | title = Who is Dr. William B. Allen? He's taking on Kamala Harris over Florida Black history curriculum | url = https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2023/07/25/william-b-allen-florida-black-history-curriculum-denounces-critics-kamala-harris/70461016007/ | work = jacksonville.com}}</ref> Allen has been described as a "conservative black leader in education."<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia’s higher education chief bows out after thirteen tumultuous months |url=https://www.goacta.org/news-item/virginias_higher_education_chief_bows_out_after_thirteen_tumultuous_months/ |website=ACTA}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
He received the Ph.D. (1972) from [[Claremont Graduate University]].<ref>ALLEN, WILLIAM BARCLAY, "MONTESQUIEU: THE FEDERALIST-ANTIFEDERALIST DISPUTE" (PhD dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1972. 7230568.</ref>
Allen received a Ph.D. in 1972 from [[Claremont Graduate University]].<ref>ALLEN, WILLIAM BARCLAY, "MONTESQUIEU: THE FEDERALIST-ANTIFEDERALIST DISPUTE" (PhD dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1972. 7230568.</ref>


In February, 1989: <blockquote>"Allen and a former commission psychologist, {{sic|acccom|panied}} by a TV crew, visited an Arizona Indian reservation to interview a 14-year-old Apache girl, the subject of a custody battle between her natural mother and the white couple who had adopted her. Allen contends that the girl wants to leave the reservation, though the mother has formal custody. The commissioner and the psychologist picked the girl up for the interview on her way home from school. Although they then took her to her mother, the mother filed a kidnaping charge against Allen. He was arrested by local police and detained for five hours."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,957353,00.html |title=Rights: A Chairman's Odd Antics |magazine=Time |date=3 April 1989}}</ref> </blockquote>Allen and the commission pyshologist, Barry Goodfield, were released after explaining the circumstances.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/18/us/chairman-s-arrest-jars-rights-panel.html | title=CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989) | work=The New York Times | date=March 18, 1989 | last1=Johnson | first1=Julie }}</ref> Reactions to the incident would later throw the [[United States Civil Rights Commission]] "into disarray", with commission member [[Robert Destro]] saying that the charges were "most serious, and have the potential for severe damage to the commission, to the credibility of its members and to the credibility of its work."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/18/us/chairman-s-arrest-jars-rights-panel.html | title=CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989) | work=The New York Times | date=March 18, 1989 | last1=Johnson | first1=Julie }}</ref> Allen denied committing any crime, but said that matter had "taken an unfortunate turn" and asked for all the commission's members to resign due its "badly fractured" and "impotent" condition.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/18/us/chairman-s-arrest-jars-rights-panel.html | title=CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989) | work=The New York Times | date=March 18, 1989 | last1=Johnson | first1=Julie }}</ref>
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Allen lobbied in support of the [[Michigan Civil Rights Initiative]], also known as Proposal 2, that would essentially ban [[affirmative action]] in the state. He and Carol M. Allen did this through a foundation called "Toward A Fair Michigan."<ref>{{cite book |title=Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story |last=Allen |first=Carol M. |last2=Allen |first2=Willilam B. |date=2009 |publisher=Lexington Books}}</ref>


In June 1998, Allen became the state of Virginia's chief executive for public higher education, a position he left after a "tumultuous" 13 months. He submitted his resignation, in large part, so he could continue a romantic relationship with a co-worker.<ref name="virginias_higher_education"/>
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From 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization |url=https://www.colorado.edu/center/benson/william-b-allen-0 |website=University of Colorado Boulder}}</ref>


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Allen lobbied in support of the [[Michigan Civil Rights Initiative]], also known as Proposal 2, that would essentially ban [[affirmative action]] in the state. He and Carol M. Allen did this through a foundation called "Toward A Fair Michigan."<ref>{{cite book |title=Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story |last1=Allen |first1=Carol M. |last2=Allen |first2=Willilam B. |date=2009 |publisher=Lexington Books}}</ref>
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He appeared on ''[[The Ben Shapiro Show]]'', where he discussed ''The State of Black America'', a book that "explores the history and future of black America without the lens of victimization and government dependency",<ref name="CURE">{{cite web |title=Center for Urban Renewal and Education |url=https://curepolicy.org/press/william-b-allen-joins-the-ben-shapiro-show-to-discuss-the-state-of-black-america/ |website=CURE |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> and discussing how "government destroyed the black family".<ref>{{cite web |title=Center for Urban Renewal and Education |url=https://m.facebook.com/CUREpolicy/videos/william-b-allen-joined-the-ben-shapiro-show-to-discuss-how-government-destroyed-/1421926834975475/ |website=Facebook |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>

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From 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting scholar in "conservative thought and policy" at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization |url=https://www.colorado.edu/center/benson/william-b-allen-0 |website=University of Colorado Boulder|date=August 29, 2019 }}</ref>

Allen is a resident scholar and the former chief operating officer of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, founded by conservative activist [[Star Parker]].<ref name="Encounter">{{cite web |title=Encounter Books |url=https://www.encounterbooks.com/authors/w-b-allen/ |website=authors}}</ref>

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In 2023, Allen appeared on ''[[The Ben Shapiro Show]]'', where he discussed ''The State of Black America'', a book that "explores the history and future of black America without the lens of victimization and government dependency",<ref name="CURE">{{cite web |title=Center for Urban Renewal and Education |url=https://curepolicy.org/press/william-b-allen-joins-the-ben-shapiro-show-to-discuss-the-state-of-black-america/ |website=CURE |date=July 18, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> and how "government destroyed the black family".<ref>{{cite web |title=Center for Urban Renewal and Education |url=https://m.facebook.com/CUREpolicy/videos/william-b-allen-joined-the-ben-shapiro-show-to-discuss-how-government-destroyed-/1421926834975475/ |website=Facebook |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Allen is the father of classicist and political scientist [[Danielle Allen]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Ramesh |first1=Randeep |title=Danielle Allen: Equity not equality |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/apr/30/danielle-allen-obama-equity-equality |website=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2013-04-13 |access-date= 2022-02-04}}</ref>
Allen is the father of classicist and political scientist [[Danielle Allen]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Ramesh |first1=Randeep |title=Danielle Allen: Equity not equality |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/apr/30/danielle-allen-obama-equity-equality |website=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2013-04-13 |access-date= 2022-02-04}}</ref>




==Fellowships and awards==
==Fellowships and awards==
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* [[LL.D.]] (honoris causa), [[Averett University|Averett College]], 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Of Parables and Talents |work= Commencement Address |author-link=William B. Allen |last=Allen |first=William B., Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |location=Averett College, Danville, Virginia |date=December 12, 1998 |access-date=July 5, 2014 |url=http://williambarclayallen.com/presentations/Of_Parables_and_Talents.htm}}</ref>


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* [[LL.D.]] (honoris causa), [[Averett University|Averett College]], 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Of Parables and Talents |work= Commencement Address |authorlink=William B. Allen |last=Allen |first=William B., Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |location=Averett College, Danville, Virginia |date=December 12, 1998 |accessdate=July 5, 2014 |url=http://williambarclayallen.com/presentations/Of_Parables_and_Talents.htm}}</ref>

* Ll.D. (honoris causa), 1988, [[Pepperdine University]].{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
* Ll.D. (honoris causa), 1988, [[Pepperdine University]].{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
==== Select bibliography ====
=== Select bibliography ===
* ''George Washington: America's First Progressive'' (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2008.
* ''George Washington: America's First Progressive'' (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2008.
* ''The Personal and the Political: Three Fables by Montesquieu'' (UPA), 2008.
* ''The Personal and the Political: Three Fables by Montesquieu'' (UPA), 2008.
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* ''Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison's Democratic Nationalism'' (University Press of America), 1994.
* ''Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison's Democratic Nationalism'' (University Press of America), 1994.


==== Journals ====
=== Journals ===


* [[The Imaginative Conservative]] <ref>{{cite web |title=The Imaginative Conservative |url=https://theimaginativeconservative.org/author/william-b-allen |website=About William B. Allen}}</ref>
* [[The Imaginative Conservative]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Imaginative Conservative |url=https://theimaginativeconservative.org/author/william-b-allen |website=About William B. Allen}}</ref>
* [[Imprimis]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Imprimis |url=https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/author/williamallen/ |website=A publication of Hillsdale College}}</ref>
* [[Imprimis]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Imprimis |url=https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/author/williamallen/ |website=A publication of Hillsdale College}}</ref>


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William Allen
Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
In office
August 8, 1988 – October 23, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byClarence Pendleton
Succeeded byArthur Fletcher
Personal details
Born1944 (age 80–81)
Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S.
ChildrenDanielle
EducationPepperdine College (BA)
Claremont Graduate University (MA, PhD)

William Barclay Allen (born 1944) is an American author, professor, and political scientist from Fernandina Beach, Florida.[1] He was a member of the National Council on the Humanities from 1984 to 1987 and chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1988 to 1989. Allen ran as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in California in 1986 and 1992, losing in the primary election each time. Allen has been described as a "conservative black leader in education."[2]

Biography

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Allen received a Ph.D. in 1972 from Claremont Graduate University.[3]

In February, 1989:

"Allen and a former commission psychologist, acccompanied [sic] by a TV crew, visited an Arizona Indian reservation to interview a 14-year-old Apache girl, the subject of a custody battle between her natural mother and the white couple who had adopted her. Allen contends that the girl wants to leave the reservation, though the mother has formal custody. The commissioner and the psychologist picked the girl up for the interview on her way home from school. Although they then took her to her mother, the mother filed a kidnaping charge against Allen. He was arrested by local police and detained for five hours."[4]

Allen and the commission pyshologist, Barry Goodfield, were released after explaining the circumstances.[5] Reactions to the incident would later throw the United States Civil Rights Commission "into disarray", with commission member Robert Destro saying that the charges were "most serious, and have the potential for severe damage to the commission, to the credibility of its members and to the credibility of its work."[6] Allen denied committing any crime, but said that matter had "taken an unfortunate turn" and asked for all the commission's members to resign due its "badly fractured" and "impotent" condition.[7]

In June 1998, Allen became the state of Virginia's chief executive for public higher education, a position he left after a "tumultuous" 13 months. He submitted his resignation, in large part, so he could continue a romantic relationship with a co-worker.[2]

Allen lobbied in support of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, also known as Proposal 2, that would essentially ban affirmative action in the state. He and Carol M. Allen did this through a foundation called "Toward A Fair Michigan."[8]

From 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting scholar in "conservative thought and policy" at the University of Colorado Boulder.[9]

Allen is a resident scholar and the former chief operating officer of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, founded by conservative activist Star Parker.[10]

In 2023, Allen appeared on The Ben Shapiro Show, where he discussed The State of Black America, a book that "explores the history and future of black America without the lens of victimization and government dependency",[11] and how "government destroyed the black family".[12]

Personal life

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Allen is the father of classicist and political scientist Danielle Allen.[13]

Fellowships and awards

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Publications

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Select bibliography

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  • George Washington: America's First Progressive (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2008.
  • The Personal and the Political: Three Fables by Montesquieu (UPA), 2008.
  • Re-Thinking Uncle Tom: The Political Philosophy of H. B. Stowe (Lexington Books), 2008.
  • Habits of Mind: Fostering Excellence and Access in Higher Education, with Carol M. Allen (Transaction Publishers, Inc.), 2003.
  • George Washington: A Collection, editor and Introduction (Liberty Press, 1988), 3rd printing, 2003.
  • The Essential Antifederalist: Second Edition, with Gordon Lloyd (Rowman & Littlefield), 2002.
  • The Federalist Papers: A Commentary: The "Baton Rouge Lectures". A full-length commentary, plus an analytical legal index (Peter Lang, Inc.), 2000.
  • Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison's Democratic Nationalism (University Press of America), 1994.

Journals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Neely, Samantha; Bridges, C. A. (July 25, 2023). "Who is Dr. William B. Allen? He's taking on Kamala Harris over Florida Black history curriculum". jacksonville.com.
  2. ^ a b "Virginia's higher education chief bows out after thirteen tumultuous months". ACTA.
  3. ^ ALLEN, WILLIAM BARCLAY, "MONTESQUIEU: THE FEDERALIST-ANTIFEDERALIST DISPUTE" (PhD dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1972. 7230568.
  4. ^ "Rights: A Chairman's Odd Antics". Time. April 3, 1989.
  5. ^ Johnson, Julie (March 18, 1989). "CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989)". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Johnson, Julie (March 18, 1989). "CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989)". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Johnson, Julie (March 18, 1989). "CHAIRMan's ARREST JARS RIGHTS PANEL (Published 1989)". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Allen, Carol M.; Allen, Willilam B. (2009). Ending Racial Preferences: The Michigan Story. Lexington Books.
  9. ^ "Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization". University of Colorado Boulder. August 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "Encounter Books". authors.
  11. ^ "Center for Urban Renewal and Education". CURE. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Center for Urban Renewal and Education". Facebook. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  13. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (April 13, 2013). "Danielle Allen: Equity not equality". The Guardian. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Allen, William B., Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (December 12, 1998). "Of Parables and Talents". Commencement Address. Averett College, Danville, Virginia. Retrieved July 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "The Imaginative Conservative". About William B. Allen.
  16. ^ "Imprimis". A publication of Hillsdale College.
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