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Jared E. Leighton

Jared E. Leighton

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Contact Information:


Department of History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Phone: (402) 472-2414
E-mail: email address


Joined the Department:

Fall 2006

I graduated with a B.A. in History from Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD) in 2004. I wrote my Honors Thesis on the diverse experiences in the Freedom School Projects during the Freedom Summer of 1964 in Mississippi. I am currently working on an M.A. in 20th Century African American History. My Master’s Thesis focuses on the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement in the Twin Cities Area (Minneapolis-St. Paul) of Minnesota.


Expertise:

  • African American
  • U.S. Twentieth Century

Education:

B.A. with Honors, Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD)
Majors: History & Secondary Education
Minor: Government & International Affairs