James H. Madison

James H. Madison is the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University. Jim’s new book, out in October, is The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland. A recorded talk he gave recently about the Klan is at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?460982-1/ku-klux-klan-1920s-midwest. An award winning teacher, Jim Madison is the author of several books, including Eli Lilly: A Life; Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II; Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana; and A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America. The Midwestern History Association recently honored him with the Frederick Jackson Turner Lifetime Achievement Award.