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David Mark Chalmers
American historian (1927–2020)
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 assistent 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]