Gary Sprayberry

Gary Sprayberry serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of History & Geography at Columbus State University, while also coordinating the Cinema Studies certificate program.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in History from the University of Alabama (2003)
• M.A. from Jacksonville State University
• B.A. from Jacksonville State University

Dr. Sprayberry specializes in post-1945 American history with concentrated expertise in the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, New Left counterculture, Southern history, and the historical evolution of rock music. His teaching portfolio encompasses courses on the 1960s United States, American pop culture, and Southern historical narratives, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to modern American societal transformations.

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