Alice Taylor-Colbert

Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert earned Masters’ and Ph.D. degrees in American Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an American historian with a focus on the South and Cherokee Studies who served 5 universities in leadership roles, including Campus Dean of the University of South Carolina Union. From 1988 to 2020, she served as an editorial board member of the Journal of Cherokee Studies. She is an Adviser to the Georgia Trail of Tears Organization and a past President of the Georgia Association of Historians. In addition to being a retired History Professor, Taylor-Colbert is a trained curator, archivist and former museum director. She currently serves on the Professional Development Committee of the South Carolina Federation of Museums. Taylor-Colbert is a consultant for historical and humanities organizations, including South Carolina Humanities, with a specialty in leading strategic humanities projects via grants she secures.

Speakers Bureau Topics by Alice Taylor-Colbert

Cherokees in 18th Century South Carolina

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Native American History and Culture Revolutionary War South Carolina History and Culture

Cherokees in the Revolutionary Era: Diplomacy, Conflict, and Peace

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Native American History and Culture Revolutionary War

The Cherokee Trail of Tears

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Native American History and Culture South Carolina History and Culture

From Gone with the Wind to Steel Magnolias: In Search of the Real Southern Woman

Nineteenth-Century History and Culture South Carolina History and Culture The Arts Twentieth-Century History and Culture Women's Studies

Cherokee Crossings: The Ridge Family and Cultural Change

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Native American History and Culture Nineteenth-Century History and Culture

Cherokee Women—Invincible Spirits

Eighteenth-Century History and Culture Native American History and Culture Nineteenth-Century History and Culture Twentieth-Century History and Culture Twenty-First-Century History and Culture Women's Studies

Alice Taylor-Colbert

Speakers Bureau Topics by Alice Taylor-Colbert

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