Melvin Patrick Ely
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Melvin Patrick Ely (pronounced Script error: No such module "IPA".;[1] born 1952 in Richmond, Virginia) is an history professor and author in Virginia. He has written books about Amos 'n' Andy and Israel Hill.
Life
He grew up in Richmond and graduated from Princeton University, and from the University of Texas at Austin with a master's degree in linguistics, and from Princeton University with a master's degree in history in 1982 and with a doctoral degree in 1985.[2] He taught at Yale University, and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities at the College of William and Mary.[1][3]
Awards
- 2005 Bancroft Prize
- 1998–1999 Fulbright Professor of American Studies
Works
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- Amos 'n' Andy: lineage, life, and legacy, Princeton University, 1985
References
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External links
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- "Interview with Bancroft Winner Melvin Patrick Ely", History News Network, 5-23-05
- "Melvin Patrick Ely, 'Israel on the Appomattox'", Tavis Smiley Show, November 24, 2004
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- Writers from Richmond, Virginia
- 21st-century American historians
- American male non-fiction writers
- Living people
- Princeton University alumni
- University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni
- Yale University faculty
- Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- College of William & Mary faculty
- 1952 births
- Bancroft Prize winners
- Historians from Virginia
- 21st-century American male writers