Lucas Kelley (@lukelleyp) 's Twitter Profile
Lucas Kelley

@lukelleyp

Assistant Professor @ValpoU. Research interests include Cherokees, Chickasaws, US South, #VastEarlyAmerica. @centrec, @virginia_tech, and @UNChistory alum

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linkhttps://history.unc.edu/graduate-student/lucas-kelley/ calendar_today10-01-2015 21:08:58

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Dr. Caroline Wood Newhall (@cwoodn73) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My talk on Black Civil War POWs will be airing on C-SPAN tomorrow, October 17th at 6pm: c-span.org/video/?476702-… It will also be available on the C-SPAN website afterwards. Thank you to Dr. Paul Quigley and VaTech Civil War for this wonderful opportunity!

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Exciting News! Beginning in a few weeks, my colleagues and I in UNC College of Arts and Sciences will be exploring mobility, placemaking, and boundaries as part of Travel Work, a graduate working group hosted by UNC Center for Study of the American South. Website here: tarheels.live/travelwork/

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Tomorrow, March 18, 10am(ET) AIIS at UNC will host its "Carolina Seminar in American Indian and Indigenous Studies," featuring the work of PhD student in History, Patricia Dawson! unc.zoom.us/j/96597493919 For add'l info email [email protected] UNC History Photo: Daily Tar Heel

Tomorrow, March 18, 10am(ET) AIIS at UNC will host its "Carolina Seminar in American Indian and Indigenous Studies," featuring the work of PhD student in History, Patricia Dawson! unc.zoom.us/j/96597493919 For add'l info email dcobb@email.unc.edu <a href="/UNChistory/">UNC History</a> Photo: Daily Tar Heel
Lucas Kelley (@lukelleyp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited for Thursday's presentation by Dr. Mimi Sheller of @mCenterDrexel as part of the Travel Work graduate working group. The talk is hosted by UNC Center for Study of the American South . Registration is free and open to the public. See link in the attached flyer for details.

Excited for Thursday's presentation by Dr. Mimi Sheller of @mCenterDrexel as part of the Travel Work graduate working group. The talk is hosted by <a href="/UNCSouth/">UNC Center for Study of the American South</a> . Registration is free and open to the public. See link in the attached flyer for details.
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1/ One year ago, High Country News published #LandGrabU - a two-year investigation that revealed how expropriated Indigenous land was turned into seed money for Land Grant Universities. hcne.ws/3bF1GZ9

Lucas Kelley (@lukelleyp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Loved being able to connect my expertise on Appalachian history to current events. Give The Lens a listen if you have a chance. Lots of great content on the public-facing work going on UNC History.

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Not much of a self-promoter, but I'm excited to announce that I successfully defended my dissertation this morning. Thanks especially to my dissertation committee (Harry Watson, Kathleen DuVal Malinda Maynor Lowery William Barney, and Laura Edwards) and UNC History

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As I've just now submitted my final grades for UNC History, I feel like this is as good of a time as any to announce that I'll be joining the history department Valparaiso University in the fall as an assistant professor of 19th c. US history. I'm thrilled for the opportunity!

Dr. Caroline Wood Newhall (@cwoodn73) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alert to historians of slavery and the American Civil War! VaTech Civil War is sponsoring “The Great Strike: Slavery During the American Civil War,” at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, April 21-23, 2022. We are accepting proposals by June 15! Spread the word civilwar.vt.edu/conference-sla…

Lucas Kelley (@lukelleyp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What @WEMilteer doesn't say here is how important his guidance was for the article! If you haven't already, check out his two books: Beyond Slavery's Shadow and North Carolina's Free People of Color

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Little bit of shameless self-promotion here before the work week begins. Excited to see this project nearing the finish line. oupress.com/9780806195780/…

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Unlock the past to build a brighter future with Valpo’s history major! 📚 Our program fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills, preparing students for careers in law, education, journalism, and more. Learn how your student can thrive at valpo.edu/history today.

Unlock the past to build a brighter future with Valpo’s history major! 📚 Our program fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills, preparing students for careers in law, education, journalism, and more. Learn how your student can thrive at valpo.edu/history today.