Dr Greg Carter
Instructional Assistant Professor, History

Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 309
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 9AM-2 PM
Thursdays, 11AM-2:30 PM
Bone Social Hour: Thursdays 3:00-4:30 PM
Thursdays, 11AM-2:30 PM
Bone Social Hour: Thursdays 3:00-4:30 PM
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
HIS 104.002 History Of Africa
HIS 136.007 History Of The United States Since 1865
HIS 215.001 Power and Diversity in Modern America
HIS 291.001 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In History
Teaching Interests & Areas
African and African Atlantic History, American Military History, Maritime History
Research Interests & Areas
African Atlantic Religions and Cultures; MIlitary History; Colonial African History
PhD History
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
MA Africana Studies
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
MA History
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts History
Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois
Impactful Educator
Maddie Best Foundation
2025
Staff Member of the Year
Culver Summer Schools and Camps
2025
The Impact Award
University College, Illinois State University
2025
Mortarboard National College Honor Society
Red Tassel Chapter
2025
The Impact Award
University College, Illinois State University
2023
Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi
2020
Owen Blum, OFM Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement in History
Quincy University
2014
Performances and Exhibits
Seasons of America's Past
Greg Carter.
Illinois State University Dept of History. September 13 2025
Greg Carter.
Illinois State University Dept of History. September 13 2025
Book Review
“Prout, Jerry. Coxey’s Crusade for Jobs: Unemployment in the Gilded Age”
Greg Carter.
(2019), 20, Enterprise and Society
“Spellman, Susan. Cornering the Market: Independent Grocers and Innovation in American Small Business”
Greg Carter.
(2019), 20, Enterprise and Society
Book, Authored
Backtime Religion in the Danish West Indies: African Spiritualities beyond Obeah, 1700-1850
Greg M Carter.
Bloomsbury Academic
Book, Chapter
“The Other America: Assessing the Demonstration Cities Act of 1966,”
Greg M Carter.
Great Legislators and Legislation in the Twentieth Century, Louisiana State University Press
Journal Article
“Taking Another Look at ‘Beast’ Butler.”
Greg Carter.
Loyal Legion Historical Journal, 71 (4), (2014)