John Hayes
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
Bio
John Hayes is a historian of the 19th and 20th century United States, with a focus on the South. His first book, Hard, Hard Religion: Interracial Faith in the Poor South (UNC Press, 2017) analyzed the distinct folk Christianity crafted by impoverished people, Black and White, in the New South. His second book project, The People Rebelled, seeks to tell the complex story of the "riot" of May 11-12, 1970, in Augusta, Georgia—the largest Black rebellion in the Civil Rights-Black Power era South.
Education
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Ph.D., History, General
University of Georgia, 2007
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MTS, Theology/Theological Studies
Duke University, 2000
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BA, Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
Wake Forest University, 1995
Awards & Honors
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2021 Historian Award
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, 2022
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Leadership Augusta, Class of 2020-2021
Leadership Augusta (Augusta Chamber of Commerce), 2020
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invited to become member of Authors Club of Augusta
Authors Club of Augusta, 2019
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invited to be National Research Fellow for the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, 2019
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invitation to become CHOICE reviewer for books on 19th/20th century US South, Religion
CHOICE, 2019
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HIST 3711
Georgia History
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HIST 4980
Seminar in History
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HIST 4960
Undergrad Internship
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HIST 2112
United States since 1877
Teaching Interests
US history, Southern history
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- He Saw Our Darkness, 2021
Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal
- Reckoning with Our Past: The 1970 Augusta Riot, 2021
Other
- Black Resistance from Augusta to BLM, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- oral histories of the 1970 Augusta riot, filmed at Mustard Seed, 2021
Other
- The Price of Not Punishing White Terrorism, 2021
Other
Research Interests
US South, Civil Rights, religion
Department Service
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Student Internship committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Curriculum committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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African American Historian search committee
2021 - 2022
Role: Committee Chair
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judge, National History Day
2020 - 2020
Role: Committee Member
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Developing Rapport among History Majors
2019 - 2020
Role: Other
College Service
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Center for Social Science Research
2021 - Present
Role: Faculty Mentor
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Pamplin College Curriculum Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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wrote reflections on diversity and equity for Pamplin College magazine article
2020 - 2020
Role: Other
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Equity Task Force
2019 - 2020
Role: Committee Chair
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Idea Group
2019 - 2020
Role: Committee Chair
University Service
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in-field reader for Honors thesis
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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ad hoc history committee to respond to Black Student Union demands about campus/university history
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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manage the Georgia History Exam (legislative requirement)
2012 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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invited panelist for Malcolm X Day
2022 - 2022
Role: Guest Speaker
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comments on Martin Luther King Day for AU Writing Center's social media
2022 - 2022
Role: Guest Speaker
Professional Service
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Southern Historical Association
2015 - Present
Role: Member
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Agricultural History
2021 - 2021
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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potential participant/letter of support, Maryville College proposal for NEH Summer Institute
2021 - 2021
Role: Conference-Related
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endorsement to appear of cover of Redefining Liberal Arts Education in the 21st Century (forthcoming, University of Mississippi Press)
2020 - 2020
Role: Reviewer
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University of North Carolina Press
- 2020
Role: Reviewer, Book
Public Service
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Georgia Shift
2022 - Present
Role: Board Member
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Authors Club of Augusta
2021 - Present
Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past
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Augusta African American Historical Society
2021 - Present
Role: Member
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consultant for DOJ/FBI Cold Case initiative investigation into killing of Charles Oatman and the Augusta Six
2021 - Present
Role: Discussant
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historical context on jury composition for Office of the Georgia Capital Defender
2021 - Present
Role: Discussant
