Born in The Bahamas, Christopher Curry earned his doctorate degree in history from the University of Connecticut in 2011. Currently, he serves as Director of AMMC and Associate Professor of History in the School of Social Sciences at the University of The Bahamas. Outside of these professional responsibilities, Dr. Curry has published several books and articles. In 2006 he successfully co-authored a three-volume series entitled Social Studies for Bahamian Secondary Schools. Published by Macmillan Caribbean, these books are widely circulated throughout Junior-High Schools in The Bahamas.

Other Published Works by Dr. Curry

He also co-authored a church history book entitled A History of the Churches of Christ in The Bahamas, self-published in 2007 through Trafford Publishing, located in Victoria, B.C. Published articles include: “The Contributions of Baptists to Education in The Bahamas,” American Baptist Quarterly 26:4 (2007): 374-387; "A Critique of Bahamian Society After Emancipation,” At Random, 9 (Fall 2004): 26-28; and “Christianity and Slavery in The Bahamas: A Catalyst for Revolutionary change or a Quest for Respectability,” in The Bahamas Historical Journal (October 2005): 4-8. Recently published in the spring of 2017 is his monographic study entitled Freedom and Resistance: A Social History of Black Loyalists in The Bahamas.

Academic Papers

Apart from various publications, it is worth noting that Dr. Curry has presented papers at several important academic conferences, including Harvard University's 2010 Atlantic World Summer Institute. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous public relations engagements, including talk shows, roundtable discussions, and television interviews. In 2004, he researched and co-produced a thirteen-week television series on Bahamian history entitled "Time Longer than Rope: The History of the Bahamian People.” Beyond these media engagements, Dr. Curry currently serves as Chair of Education on the Clifton Heritage Authority Board.    

Dr. Curry is happily married to Raquel Pitter-Curry and together they have one lovely daughter, Chrisselle.

Freedom And Resistance is available at the Pompey Museum Gift Shop and the gift shop at Ft. Fincastle in Nassau, Bahamas, and from the Book Depository.