RECENT NEWS

Gatson Hired as Visiting Assistant Professor in Public History

The UNCG Department of History is pleased to announce that Dr. Torren Gatson will be joining us as our Visiting Assistant Professor in Public History at the start of the fall term. Gatson's research focuses on historic preservation, material culture, 18th-20th century United States history, African American history, and southern history. Dr. Gatson defended his dissertation "The Combative Tactics of the NAACP Against Unfair Housing Laws and Practices: A Comparative Study of the Dynamic Changes in Urban and Rural Landscapes 1920-1960" in March of this year at Middle Tennessee State University. He will be teaching two undergraduate courses this fall: HIS 213, Topics in American History: "The Quest for African American Citizenship throughout American History" and HIS 317, "Creating a Public Past: History Beyond the University." Click here to see course descriptions for Summer and Fall 2018 classes.

Dr. Warren Milteer Joins UNCG History

The UNCG Department of History is pleased to announce the hire of a new assistant professor of early American history and to welcome back one of our own to Greensboro! Dr. Warren Milteer earned his Ph.D. degree in history from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2014 and his M.A. degree in History from UNCG in 2009. He will join our faculty this fall after holding assistant professor positions at Virginia Tech and the University of South Carolina. Milteer's research focuses on the history of free people of color (people of African American and American Indian descent) in North Carolina from the colonial era through the Reconstruction era of the late nineteenth century. Two of his journal articles have won the R. D. W. Connor Award for the best article in the North Carolina Historical Review in 2014 and 2016. Dr. Milteer will teach a variety of early America history courses, the History of North Carolina, the role of Race in American history, the history of interactions between African and Native American peoples, and graduate reading seminars. He tells us that "I am excited to work with a diverse body of students who bring a variety of life experiences and ideas to the classroom. I plan to show them how to use historical knowledge as a tool to connect the past, present, and future." Dr. Milteer is also excited about returning to his native state: "I am delighted to be returning to North Carolina and look forward to reconnecting with old friends and developing new relationships." Please join us in welcoming Dr. Milteer back home!

Annual History Graduate Student Conference
Thursday, April 26, 2018
MHRA 1215, 2211, 3204, 3208, and 3501, 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The History Graduate Student Conference will be held on Thursday April 26, 9:00 am-1:00 pm (Reading Day) in MHRA. This year's conference features paper presentations by graduating MA students and Senior Honors students, along with poster presentations by Museum Studies students, MA students who participated in the Graduate Research Expo, and Library Science students and faculty who worked on the Runaway Slave digital database. Download the conference program in PDF format.

"The Legacy of Pirates: Lesser Known Sea Lords to Legends"
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
MHRA 1215, 7:00 p.m.

The History Club will host their biannual panel at 7 pm in MHRA 1215. Refreshments start at 6:30 PM. Presentations will be given by Dr. Anderson, Dr. Oakley, and Dr. Rupert. Don't miss out on this great event! Students will also be able to sign up for information about future History Club events.

Harriet Elliott Lecture Series
"Challenge of Building a National Museum"
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
6:30-8:00 p.m.
UNCG School of Music Recital Hall

Lecture by Lonnie Bunch (Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture) exploring the history and struggle to create the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

"History for the People: African American and Civil Rights Histories in Museums"
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Ferguson 100

Panel Discussion featuring: Lonnie Bunch, John Swaine (The International Civil Rights Center and Museum), and Angela Thrope (Assistant Director of African American Heritage Commission)

"History Matters: Searching for LGBT History"
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
EUC, Alexander Room

Talk by John D'Emilio (Professor Emeritus of History and Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago) with a response form Mandy Carter, (Co-founder of Southerners on New Ground and the National Black Justice Coalition).

The 1892 Edition of the Historian is Online!

Our annual department newsletter, The Historian has just been published. This year's edition celebrates the 125th anniversary of the founding of UNCG, as well as the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni during the past academic year. Access it here, and be sure to follow UNCG History Department's Facebook page for the latest news throughout the year.

Kriger Publishes New Book in "Africa in World History" Series

Dr. Colleen Kriger's latest book, Making Money: Life, Death, and Early Modern Trade on Africa's Guinea Coast has just been published by Ohio University Press. Here's what one historian had to say about it: "In this wonderfully researched book, Colleen Kriger anchors the coastal activity of the Europeans in the African cultures they met, making them only one set of many actors in a society that had to marry widely different economic cultures into a workable system. This book will open a new chapter and discussion about the nature of African relationships with Europeans." - John K. Thornton, author of A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820

Levenstein on "The State of Things"

WUNC Public Radio's host Frank Stasio talks with Dr. Lisa Levenstein, associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, about trends that have shaped the feminist movement since the 1990s. Listen and watch: Looking Beyond Marches: The Feminist Movement in 2017. They are joined by Naomi Randolph, executive director of Women AdvaNCe, and Saira Estrada, Latinx services specialist with the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, to discuss coalition building within North Carolina. Stasio closes the conversation discussing feminist activism on college campuses with Paige Meltzer, director of the Women's Center at Wake Forest University, D'atra Jackson, co-director of Ignite NC and co-chair of the Durham chapter of Black Youth Project 100, and Kennedy Bridges, junior at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in front of a live audience at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill as part of a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Carolina Women's Center.

"Fabric of Memory" Exhibition at Revolution Mill Honored

"The 'Fabric of Memory: The Cone Mill Villages,' a permanent exhibition at Greensboro's Revolution Mill created by students in UNCG's History/Museum Studies graduate program and their advisor Director of Public History Benjamin Filene, won a Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). The award, which recognizes achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history was given to only 48 people, projects, exhibits or publications throughout the United States." - Campus Weekly

"Sculpting Memories: Confederate Statues in Historical Context"
Thursday, September 14, 2017
6:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Museum Auditorium

UNCG History Faculty will analyze the history of Confederate statues in the South. Panelists: Dr. Watson Jennison, Dr. Mark Elliott, and Dr. Benjamin Filene. Moderator: Dr. Linda Stine. Co-sponsored by the History Department, the Humanities Network and Consortium, and Lloyd International Honors College.

Human Rights Research Network Film: "Belle"
Thursday, September 7, 2017
6:30 p.m., SOEB 120

The Human Rights Research Network is gearing up with another film series this semester called "History and Human Rights." The first movie is "Belle," the true story of Elizabeth Belle, the mixed race daughter of a British Royal Navy Captain. Belle's story becomes intertwined with efforts to end slavery in England. Dr. Mark Elliott will be the discussant and a reception will follow. This film is free and open to the public.

Elliott on History of Confederate Monuments

Dr. Mark Elliott was interviewed about the controversy of Confederate statues August 15, 2017 by WFMY News 2 in Greensboro. Click play in the link to see the video news story.