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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accepted into Southern Historical Association's Second Book Writers Workshop
Southern Historical Association, 2024
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Augusta University RSCA Program
Augusta University, 2023
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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
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HIST 4471
Old South/New South: American South
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HIST 4960
Undergrad Internship
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HIST 2112
United States since 1877
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HIST 4521
Long Civil Right Mvmt: Civil rights and Black Power
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HIST 2111
United States to 1877
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HIST 3711
Georgia History
Teaching Interests
US history, Southern history
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Dignity, 1968, 2024
Art - Juried Exhibition
- "The Augusta Riot", 2023
Other
- Mark Duffett, "Elvis: Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon", 2022
Book Review
- He Saw Our Darkness, 2021
Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal
- Black Resistance from Augusta to BLM, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
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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wrote letters of recommendation/reference for History majors
2024 - 2024
Role: Student Placement
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US History lecturer search (three positions)
2024 - 2024
Role: Committee Chair
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African American Historian search committee
2021 - 2022
Role: Committee Chair
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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faculty advisor, New Life Campus Fellowship
2024 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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advisor for Honors thesis
2024 - Present
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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
Professional Service
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Southern Historical Association
2015 - Present
Role: Member
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Journal of Southern History
2024 - 2024
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Clarement Prize for the Study of Religion; Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University
2024 - 2024
Role: Reviewer, Book
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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
Public Service
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Augusta African American Historical Society
2023 - Present
Role: Officer, Vice President
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Georgia Shift
2022 - Present
Role: Board Member
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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
