The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of History with Phi Alpha Theta Present

2012 Jemison Visiting Professorship in the Humanities Lecture

Wayne Flynt, Ph.D.

"Alabama's Political Economy, Immigration, and the Future of the State"

Monday, February 20,  2012 at 3:30 PM

UAB Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium

Dr. Wayne Flynt is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University.  He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in History from Florida State University.  Dr. Flynt is Editor-in-Chief of the online Encyclopedia of Alabama.  He has devoted his life to bringing the issues of history and poverty and their social impact to the forefront of the public’s consciousness.  He is an award-winning author of twelve books, two of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.  Dr. Flynt’s most recent book is Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, University of Alabama Press, 2010.

For more information, contact the Department of History at 934-5634.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!