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- David T. Beito
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1986

dbeito@bama.ua.edu
Research Interests:
- 20th Century Black History
- 20th Century U.S. Social History
- 20th Century U.S. Urban History
Courses Recently Taught:
- American Civilization from 1865 (HY 204)
- American Civilization to 1865 (HY 203)
- U.S. Social History since 1877
- United States History 1877-1917
Recent Publications:
- Editor, with Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok, The
Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society
(University of Michigan Press, 2002).
- From
Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social
Services, 1890-1967 (Chapel Hill: University of North
Carolina Press, 2000).
- Taxpayers
in Revolt: Tax Resistance during the Great Depression (Chapel
Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989).
- (with Linda Royster Beito), “Gold Democrats and the Decline
of Classical Liberalism, 1896-1900,” Independent Review
4 (Spring 2000), 555-571. [Click here
for a link to the article (pdf file)]
Current Project:
- A full length biography of Dr. T.R.M. Howard (1908-1976), a
civil rights leader, entrepreneur, and mutual-aid leader.
Grants, Awards, and Honors:
- Research Fellow, Earhart Foundation (1992-1993, 2002).
- Visiting Scholar, Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling
Green State University (1992, 1999).
- Ellis Hawley Prize, Best Article by a Junior Scholar, Journal
of Policy History (1995).
- Urban History Association Award for Best Scholarly Journal
Article in Urban History (1990).
- Summer Residence Fellowship, Center for Study of Public Choice,
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (1986).
Other Scholarly Activities:
- President, Alabama
Scholars Association.
- Member, Liberty
and Power (Group Blog at History News Network).
Other Publications:
- "New
Probe in Till Case Unlikely to Bear Fruit," Atlanta-Journal Constitution,
May 19, 2004.
- "Why
It's Unlikely the Emmett Till Murder Mystery Will Ever Be Solved,"
History News Network, April 26, 2004.
- "Getting
the State of Alabama to Improve its History Standards: Victories
and Defeats," History News Network, April 9, 2004.
- "Wrong
Song of the South: The Dangerous Fallacies of Confederate Multiculturalism,"
Reason Online, July 19, 2004.
- "Why
We Are Dissatisfied with the OAH's Report on Repression" History News Network, November 15, 2004
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