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Summersell Center Partners with Elmore County Black History Museum

  The Summersell Center for the Study of the South’s (SCSS) spring semester has produced new research for its lynching research initiative, the Alabama Memory Project. Eighteen undergraduate researchers are […]

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Stewart McLaurin, Class of ‘81, Director of the White House Historical Association

Stewart McLaurin, a 1981 graduate of The University of Alabama Department of History and current president of the White House Historical Association (WHHA), returned to campus on March 1st to […]

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Graduate Students Participate in Night at the Museum

Saturday, March 4 was the 12th annual Night at the Museum community event hosted by the Graduate School at The University of Alabama. The program brought graduate students from various […]

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Senior Olivia Ricche Wins 2023 Alumni Student Award

Congratulations to Olivia Ricche, who has been named the winner of the 2023 Alumni Student Award. Each year, The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recognizes just two students from […]

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New Internship Program for Both Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Though internships are traditionally associated with degree programs outside of the humanities, they are increasingly crucial for students of all backgrounds, including History. To help our students succeed in the […]

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Summersell Center Pushes Forward with Numerous Groundbreaking Initiatives

The Frances J. Summersell Center for the Study of the South’s (SCSS) fall 2022 semester marked new developments in its southern queer history project. Dr. John Giggie and Vivian Malone […]

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