Teaching
Tolbert's distinguished teaching career began at Loma Linda University in 1968 where he taught the first course in African American History there. He also taught courses on American history and the American constitution. While working on his doctorate at UCLA, Tolbert was an instructor at California State University, San Bernardino, University of Southern California, UCLA and UCSD, all in his middle to late 20s.
From 1973-1981 Tolbert was an assistant professor in the department of History at University of California at San Diego. At UCSD he taught the first courses in African American History and initiated an MA program in Social and Ethnic History. From 1984-1991 he was an associate and full professor at California State University at Fullerton in the department of History and the department of Afro-American and Ethnic Studies. In 1987 he became Chairman of the Afro-American and Ethnic Studies Department.
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