David Mark Chalmers | |
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Born | 1927
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Died | October 25 2020
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Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
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Known for | Hooded Americanism: A History of the Ku Klux Klan (1965) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Florida |
David Mark Chalmers (1927 - 25 October 2020) was an American historian. [1]
During the Second World War, Chalmers worked for the American army. After the war, he gained his Ph.D. in American history at the University of Rochester. [1] In 1955, he started working as an assistent professor at the University of Florida. During his long career at the university, he was the chair of the University President's Faculty Educational Policy Group. [1]
Chalmers was active in the civil rights movement. [2] He joined the St. Augustine movement in 1964 and was arrested for participating in the protests in St. Augustine, Florida. He was in jail for a week. [2] He was also active in demonstrations against the Vietnam War. [2]
In 1965, he published Hooded Americanism: A History of the Ku Klux Klan. It was reprinted several times and became his most popular work.
Chalmers was married to the Canadian Jean McCormick Chalmers. [1] They had two children. [1]