Africa 1953-1973 (1975). He also co-authored, with Harry Stein, Teaching Africa Today, (1973) a handbook for American social studies teachers. As of 2006, all Murphy's books are out of print. Works Understanding Africa, Thomas Y. Crowell Co, NY, 1968 History of African Civilization, Thomas Y Crowell Co, NY, 1972 Istoria Civilizatiei Africane, Biblioteca Pentru Tota, Bucharest, 1981 The Bantu Civilization of Southern Africa, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., NY, 1974 Teaching Africa Today (with Harry Stein), Scholastic Press, NY, 1973 Creative Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation and Africa, 1953–73, Teachers College Press, NY (1975). References External links Biographical information African-American writers American historians 1926 births 2013 deaths American expatriates in South Africa American expatriates in Ghana American expatriates in Tanzania 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people