Boone, Beverly C

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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.