History at Emory

08/23/2026

The History Department gathered on August 20 to celebrate Katie Wilson, Sr. Graduate Program Administrator for her milestone of 20 years of service.
Her milestone was recognized at the Emory College of Arts & Sciences Staff Service Awards Ceremony.
Katie is a wonder, as anyone in the department & any of our grad students or graduate alums would tell you.
We are so grateful for all that she does (& it is A LOT!).
Katie Wilson Emory College of Arts and Sciences Emory Laney Graduate School Emory Alumni Association Emory University

08/21/2026

Thirty-five years ago, Troy Anthony Davis was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail — on no physical evidence, contradictory eyewitness testimony, and evidence of police coercion. Seven of the nine witnesses against him later recanted. On September 21, 2011, Georgia executed him anyway. He maintained his innocence to the end.

Fifty years after Gregg v. Georgia gave America the modern death penalty, and fifteen years to the day after Troy's ex*****on, join Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and the Georgia Catholic Conference for From Gregg v. Georgia to the Ex*****on of Troy Davis — a moderated panel on where the death penalty has been, and where it goes next.

📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 · 6:30 PM
📍 Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2401 Lake Park Drive SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

🎟️ Free and open to the public — registration required: bit.ly/3SEQYgb

Featuring Anna Arceneaux (Georgia Resource Center), Rev. Dr. John H. Vaughn (Ebenezer Baptist Church), Daniel LaChance (Emory University), Scott Langley (Death Penalty Action), and Taylor Bonner (Death Penalty Information Center). Moderated by Vanessa Griddine-Jones.

07/16/2026

Rematches of battles from the Hundred Years' War (1347-1453)? Or the Revolutionary era? LOL Enjoy the weekend.

05/13/2026

As King Charles III gets ready to address Congress, Prof. Patrick Allitt looks at America’s curious love affair with the British monarchy.
https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/04/king-charles-iii-and-americas-curious-love-affair-with-the-british-monarchy/

05/13/2026

We're excited to announce that Undergraduate Honors Fellow and History major Leo Raykher has won the 2026 FCHI Undergraduate Honors Award! 🌟⁠
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This award recognizes Leo's outstanding work on his thesis project and exemplary engagement in the Undergraduate Honors Fellowship this academic year. On winning the award, Leo shared:⁠
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"I'm so humbled and grateful to have been able to work with not only accomplished but compassionate people this past year at the Fox Center. This award is a culmination of all the time that I spent working on this project, which was deeply personal for me. I'm so honored that Dr. Freeman and the Fox Center team saw that in my work."⁠
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Congratulations, Leo! Read more on our site: https://fchi.emory.edu/news-events/news-articles/fchi-award-raykher.html

05/08/2026

Congratulations, Leo!

We're excited to announce that Undergraduate Honors Fellow and History major Leo Raykher has won the 2026 FCHI Undergraduate Honors Award! 🌟⁠
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This award recognizes Leo's outstanding work on his thesis project and exemplary engagement in the Undergraduate Honors Fellowship this academic year. On winning the award, Leo shared:⁠
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"I'm so humbled and grateful to have been able to work with not only accomplished but compassionate people this past year at the Fox Center. This award is a culmination of all the time that I spent working on this project, which was deeply personal for me. I'm so honored that Dr. Freeman and the Fox Center team saw that in my work."⁠
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Congratulations, Leo! Read more on our site: https://fchi.emory.edu/news-events/news-articles/fchi-award-raykher.html

02/21/2026

The Atlanta History Center on Thursday night hosted Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographer Jon Meachem in conversation with Prof. Patrick Allitt of Emory's History Department. Meachem came to talk about his new book “American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union.”
If you have access to the AJC, an article about the event is here:

The same day Donald Trump came to Georgia to make false claims about election results, presidential biographer Jon Meacham came to Atlanta to talk about preserving the union.