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David Mark Chalmers

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David Mark Chalmers
Born1927[1]
DiedOctober 25 2020[1]
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forHooded Americanism: A History of the Ku Klux Klan (1965)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

David Mark Chalmers (1927 - 25 October 2020) was an American historian.[1]

During the Second World War, Chalmers worked for the American army. After the war, he gained his Ph.D. in American history at the University of Rochester.[1] In 1955, he started working as an assistant professor at the University of Florida. During his long career at the university, he was the chair of the University President's Faculty Educational Policy Group.[1]

Chalmers was active in the civil rights movement.[2] He joined the St. Augustine movement in 1964 and was arrested for participating in the protests in St. Augustine, Florida. He was in jail for a week.[2] He was also active in demonstrations against the Vietnam War.[2]

In 1965, he published Hooded Americanism: A History of the Ku Klux Klan. It was reprinted several times and became his most popular work.

Chalmers was married to the Canadian Jean McCormick Chalmers.[1] They had two children.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "David M. Chalmers". Gainesville Sun. 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ a b c Aurora Martínez (2020-12-04). "Remembering UF Emeritus Professor David Chalmers". The Independent Florida Alligator. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ David Mark Chalmers (April 1, 1964). "End Papers; The Social And Political Ideas Of The Muckrakers. 127 pages. Citadel. $3.50". The New York Times.