Wayne Flynt

Wayne Flynt, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Auburn University, is one of the foremost historians of the American South. A fourth-generation Alabamian, he taught for forty years, authored or co-authored eleven books—two Pulitzer-nominated—and won numerous awards, including the Lillian Smith Prize. Past president of the Southern Historical Association, Flynt is celebrated for his scholarship on Southern politics, poverty, and culture, and for his lifelong commitment to public history and education.