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Kenneth Milton Stampp | |
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| Born | July 20, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2009 (aged 96) Oakland, California U.S. |
| Known for | Slavery, American Civil War, Reconstruction |
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| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison Milwaukee State Teachers' College |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Maryland, College Park University of Arkansas |
Kenneth Milton Stampp (12 July 1912 – 10 July 2009) was a renowned historian of slavery, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley from 1946 to 1983, ending his career there as the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History Emeritus. He was also a visiting professor at Harvard University and Colgate University, Commonwealth Lecturer at the University of London, Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Munich, and held the Harmsworth Chair at Oxford University. In 1989 he received the American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction. In 1993, he won the prestigious Lincoln Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.