Wayne Flynt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wayne Flynt

American historian

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Profession: professor, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Wayne Flynt (born October 4, 1940) is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University.
He has won numerous 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 received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard College (shortly before its reorganization as Samford University) in 1961 before taking his Master of Science (1962) and Ph.D.
(1965) from Florida State University.
After teaching at Samford for 12 years, he joined the faculty at Auburn University in 1977, where he remained until his retirement in 2005.