Tara White, Assistant Professor
Degrees
- Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
- M.A., State University of New York College at Oneonta
- B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Academic Interests
African American, Public History, American, Women's History, Civil Rights History
Courses Taught
- HST 260: African-American History
- HST 573: Seminar: Public History
Significant Publications
Tara White and Katie Boardman. "Advocacy in Museum Interpretation and Public History: The Strength of Place." ALHFAM Bulletin 36 (Spring 2006): 12-16.
“The Hermitage" and "Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site." In Revealing Women's History: Best Practices at Historic Sites featuring Five Case Studies, edited by Heather Huyck and Peg Strobel, 35-46, 63-74. Ukiah, CA: National Collaborative for Women's History Sites, 2011.
Tara White and Thomas L. Bynum. “Student Protest and the Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee.” In Tennessee Histories, edited by Amy Sayward, 213-232. Plymouth, MI: Hayden-McNeil, LLC, 2016.
White, Tara Y. "History as Uplift: African American Clubwomen and Applied History." The Public Historian 43, no. 2 (2021): 11-19. muse.jhu.edu/article/809505.
Contact Information
Tara White, PhD
Office: Morton Hall 220
Phone: 910.962.3316
Email: whiteta@uncw.edu