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'''Tennant Schultz McWilliams''' (born September 12, 1943; died October 23, 2023 in Fairhope, | '''Tennant Schultz McWilliams''' (born [[September 12]], [[1943]]; died [[October 23]], [[2023]] in Fairhope, Baldwin County), was a historian and dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]]. | ||
== | McWilliams was one of three sons born to [[Richebourg McWilliams|Richebourg Gaillard McWilliams]] and Dorothy Schultz McWilliams of Wilcox County. He graduated from [[Indian Springs School]] and earned his bachelor of arts in history at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. He wont on to complete a master of arts at the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1967]] and a Ph.D. in diplomatic history at the University of Georgia in Athens in [[1973]]. | ||
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* "Dixie Heretic: The Civil Rights Odyssey of Renwick C. Kennedy" University of Alabama Press | |||
In [[1997]] McWilliams married to former UAB administrator [[Susan McWilliams|Susan Johnson McWilliams]]. | |||
In retirement, he and his wife Susan Johnson McWilliams, were active members of the civic and artistic communities in Fairhope, Alabama. He died at his home in Fairhope following a short illness. A memorial service for him was held at [[St Alban's Episcopal Church]] in [[Hoover]] and he was buried at [[Elmwood Cemetery]]. | |||
==Publications== | |||
* McWilliams, Tennant S. (1978) ''A New Day Coming, Alabama and the Problem of Change, 1877-1920.'' Troy State University Press ISBN 9780916624156 | |||
* McWilliams, Tennant S. (1988) ''The New South Faces the World; Foreign Affairs and the Southern Sense of Self, 1877-1950.'' Louisiana State University Press ISBN 9780807114025 | |||
* McWilliams, Tennant S. (2006) ''Hannis Taylor, the New Southerner as an American.'' University Alabama Press ISBN 9780817353759 | |||
* {{McWilliams-2007}} | |||
* McWilliams, Tennant S. (2012) ''The Chaplain's Conflict: Good and Evil in a War Hospital, 1943-1945.'' Texas A&M University Press ISBN 9781603444705 | |||
* McWilliams, Tennant S. (2023) [["Dixie Heretic: The Civil Rights Odyssey of Renwick C. Kennedy]]" University of Alabama Press | |||
==References== | |||
* "Tennant McWilliams" obituary (October 24, 2023) {{BN}} | |||
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[[Category:1943 births]] | [[Category:1943 births]] | ||
[[Category:2023 deaths]] | [[Category:2023 deaths]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian Springs graduates]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham-Southern alumni]] | [[Category:Birmingham-Southern alumni]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Historians]] | ||
[[Category:UAB professors]] | [[Category:UAB professors]] | ||
[[Category:Elmwood burials]] | |||
Revision as of 16:44, 31 October 2023
Tennant Schultz McWilliams (born September 12, 1943; died October 23, 2023 in Fairhope, Baldwin County), was a historian and dean of the UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
McWilliams was one of three sons born to Richebourg Gaillard McWilliams and Dorothy Schultz McWilliams of Wilcox County. He graduated from Indian Springs School and earned his bachelor of arts in history at Birmingham-Southern College. He wont on to complete a master of arts at the University of Alabama in 1967 and a Ph.D. in diplomatic history at the University of Georgia in Athens in 1973.
In 1997 McWilliams married to former UAB administrator Susan Johnson McWilliams.
In retirement, he and his wife Susan Johnson McWilliams, were active members of the civic and artistic communities in Fairhope, Alabama. He died at his home in Fairhope following a short illness. A memorial service for him was held at St Alban's Episcopal Church in Hoover and he was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
Publications
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (1978) A New Day Coming, Alabama and the Problem of Change, 1877-1920. Troy State University Press ISBN 9780916624156
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (1988) The New South Faces the World; Foreign Affairs and the Southern Sense of Self, 1877-1950. Louisiana State University Press ISBN 9780807114025
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (2006) Hannis Taylor, the New Southerner as an American. University Alabama Press ISBN 9780817353759
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (2007) New Lights in the Valley: The Emergence of UAB. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press ISBN 0817315462
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (2012) The Chaplain's Conflict: Good and Evil in a War Hospital, 1943-1945. Texas A&M University Press ISBN 9781603444705
- McWilliams, Tennant S. (2023) "Dixie Heretic: The Civil Rights Odyssey of Renwick C. Kennedy" University of Alabama Press
References
- "Tennant McWilliams" obituary (October 24, 2023) The Birmingham News