The University of Georgia, Department of History

John Paul Hill

20th century U.S., Southern history, U.S. political history, sports in American life and thought

Graduate Student
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Georgia

Office: 301A LeConte
Phone: (706) 583-8240

jopahill@uga.edu

John Paul Hill is currently writing his dissertation, "A.B. 'Happy' Chandler and the Politics of Race." He has taught at Gainesville State College and Andrew College. He regularly contributes book reviews to Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture and The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society.

Research and Teaching Interests

[U.S. 19th & 20th Century]
[U.S. South]
[Political & Legal]

Dissertation

""A.B. 'Happy' Chandler and the Politics of Race"," supervised by Dr. James C. Cobb (In Progress)

Selected Publications

"Commissioner A. B. 'Happy' Chandler and the Integration of Major League Baseball: A Reassessment," Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture (forthcoming)

"A. B. 'Happy' Chandler, George C. Wallace, and the Presidential Election of 1968," The Historian (2002)

"The Forgotten Campaign: The 1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial General Election," Filson Historical Quarterly (2001)

Honors and Awards

American History District Scholarship, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (2009)

Student Life Faculty Member of the Year, Andrew College, Awarded annually to the faculty member who most encourages student involvement in campus organizations and other extracurricluar activities (2008)