History
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Prepare for a successful career while earning your bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate, or minor from Liberty University’s Department of History. With our history, social sciences, and military studies degree programs, your knowledge of these fields will be enriched as you explore exciting career options.
Courses are taught from a Christian worldview by experienced professors who share your passion for history and are grounded in their faith. Interested in a career in politics, education, or communications? A degree from our Department of History will get you ready for these career opportunities and more.
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- Earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree with our History dual degrees
- Enhance your degree with a History minor
- View certificate programs offered by the History department
- For advising, contact history@liberty.edu
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- Chaplains Museum
Open Monday through Friday 12:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the terrace level of the JF Library. Summer hours vary.
- New London Projects
The New London projects give students hands-on opportunities in archaeology, historical architecture, historical interpretation, and much more.
- 250th Commemorative Conference
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the Department of History invites scholars, students, and researchers to participate in our commemorative conference, America’s Founding: Legacy and Influence. Join us as we reflect on the story of a nation and the faith, courage, and convictions that continue to shape it. Liberty University is proud to be a Commemorative Partner of VA250—Virginia’s American Revolution 250 Commission.
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Iwo Jima gives a clear picture of a military chaplain’s calling to provide a ministry of presence.
Chaplains landed with the assault forces and immediately went to work under fire, moving from position to position, caring for the wounded, praying with the dying, and strengthening those still in the fight. They carried no weapons, yet repeatedly exposed themselves to danger to minister to others.
Today the Chaplains Museum honors their bravery by dedicating a new exhibit that features artifacts from two chaplains who participated in the battle: Chaplain Archie Gray and Chaplain Gage Hotaling.
Follow the Chaplains Museum to learn more about chaplains’ bravery under fire and now, for the first time, experience our exhibit in a digital format. Visit chaplainsmuseum.org and look for “Service on the Battlefield” in the Exhibits tab.
Help the Chaplains Museum expand our collection and add new exhibits. Look for the “Donate” section at the link in our bio.
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Jun 27
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Jun 15
Do you know the history behind Flag Day?
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that read: "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation."
The red represented hardiness and valor, the white represented purity and innocence, the blue represented diligence, perseverance, and justice, and together they flew to unite this new nation fighting for freedom.
Since then, the flag has changed 27 times, its constellation of stars growing alongside its country. Today, 249 years later, we celebrate Flag Day in honor of our Stars and Stripes, what they stand for and those who have fought under this flag.
Images:
Percy Moran. "The Birth of Old Glory." 1917. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
Flag Day at the Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 1913. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
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Jun 13
Many of you may be familiar with this bright yellow flag, but did you know the Gadsden Flag dates to the American Revolution? It was designed in 1775 by Christopher Gadsden of Charleston, South Carolina. It features a yellow background with a coiling timber rattlesnake on green grass with the words "Don`t Tread On Me" underneath it. The rattlesnake was a symbol of unity of the thirteen colonies at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and was also used as a political symbol in the colonial era. The flag itself was used as a physical symbol of the Revolution`s ideals. The flag was also used by Commodore Esek Hopkins and was used on the mainmast of his flagship USS Alfred. Hopkins was later made Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy and adopted the Gadsden flag as his personal flag, and it was also used early in the war by the Continental Marines. The flag today is often associated with far-right libertarianism, but it still stands out in American history because of its symbolism of fighting tyranny and the ideals of the American founding.
Courtesy of Schuyler Ogden, History PhD, Liberty University
Jun 8
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