Wayne Flynt

James Wayne Flynt (born October 4, 1940) is an American educator, editor and historian. He was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University. He has won many teaching awards and been a Distinguished University Professor for many years.  

His research focuses on Southern culture, Alabama politics, Southern religion, education reform, and poverty.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the Online Encyclopedia of Alabama.

Flynt had two sons with his late wife Dorothy - they were named Sean and David. 

He was a longtime friend of Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and gave the eulogy at her funeral.

References

Other websites
 Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee, 2017, published by HarperCollins.
 Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives,  2011, published by the University of Alabama Press
 Alabama: The History of a Deep South State,  2010, published by the University of Alabama Press
 Alabama in the Twentieth Century,  2006, published by the University of Alabama Press
 Alabama Academy of Honor, Flynt bio on web page (as of 2/2011) 

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