Boone, Beverly C
Beverly C. Boone
Adjunct Instructor
bboone3@uncfsu.edu
Biography
Beverly C. Boone is a native of North Carolina, where she is from the rural southeast portion of the state. She received her BA History degree from Fayetteville State University in 2018. A few years later, she obtained an MA History degree from North Carolina Central University. Right now she is pursuing a PhD in History at Indiana University.
Education
PhD Indiana University (Bloomington) August 2024-Ongoing
MA North Carolina Central University,
- Major: History August 2018-May 2022
- Graduated Cum Laude
BA Fayetteville State University, August 2013-May 2018
- Major: History
- Minor(s): Africana Studies, Sociology
Honors and Awards
Title of Awards
- Dean’s List (Spring 2016)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2016)
- Chancellor’s List (Spring 2017)
- Chancellor’s List (Fall 2017)
- Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society (2019)
- Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society (2021)
- Cum Laude Graduate (2022)
Title of Fellowship 2019
- Penn State, “Emerging Scholars” Pre-Doctoral History Program
Relevant Completed Coursework
- African American History
- Women in Africa
- Introduction to Africa
- Civil Rights and the Black Power Movement (Senior Seminar)
- Sociology of the Black Community
- Black Women in America
Thesis: “Spirit of History as a Mindset and Tactic in Civil Disobedience and Civil Resistance in the Non-Violent Strategy of the Modern Civil Rights Movement”
Institution: North Carolina Central University 2022
Advisor: Dr. Lydia Lindsey
- Accomplished Oral Thesis Defense
Teaching Experience
Skilled instructor of the following courses:
- African American History
- Black Experience to 1865
- World Societies to 1450
- World History
Presentations/Panel
- “Mind of John Lewis: The Intellectual Makings of a Human Rights Leader,” ASALH Panel: Words Are Like Lightening: The Literary Migrations of Black Authors in the Mid-20th Century, 2019.
- Juneteenth Virtual Forum Speaker, proSapient Consulting Firm, 2022.
- Juneteenth Virtual Forum Speaker, Simon-Kucher & Partners, 2022.
- Panelist/Historian, Voices of Passion: A You & Five-O Event Celebrating Juneteenth, 2022.
- Fayetteville State University- Women’s History Month Presentation:
“Where Can I Turn for Justice?”: Black Women and Domestic Abuse in the Carolinas (1865-1890)- March 21, 2025.
Professional Affiliations
- Indiana University (Bloomington): First-year PhD Student
- Fayetteville State University- Adjunct Instructor- History (Online) IGPH Dept.
Community Service
- AmeriCorps: Public Allies North Carolina 10-Month Apprenticeship- 2 service Terms. (2019-2021)
Publications
- Thesis: “Spirit of History as a Mindset and Tactic in Civil Disobedience and Civil Resistance in the Non-Violent Strategy of the Modern Civil Rights Movement”, this was published on ProQuest Database in 2022.