Dr. Julian Maxwell Hayter
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Profile
Dr. Julian Hayter is a historian whose research focuses on modern U.S. history, American political development, African-American history, and the American civil rights movement.
More specifically, his writing and research draws attention to mid-20th-century voting rights in Richmond, Va., and in the border South; the implementation of the Voting Rights Act; and the unintended consequences of African-American political empowerment and governance post-1965.
He is a co-author of The Making of Modern Richmond, forthcoming in fall 2024, and the author of The Dream Is Lost: Voting Rights and the Politics of Race in Richmond, Virginia. His work has been published in the Journal of Policy History and Richmond Journal of Law and Public Interest. He also contributes to national and local media outlets and is the editor-in-chief of The Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies.
In the Jepson School, he teaches courses such as Leadership and the Humanities, Justice and Civil Society, and Reimagining Richmond (an urban history of Richmond and the city’s contribution to the freedom struggle).
A popular and creative teacher, he was named Faculty Member of the Year in 2013-14 by the Richmond College Student Government Association and received the University's Distinguished Teacher Award in 2018.
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Awards
Distinguished Educator Award, University of Richmond, 2018
Faculty Member of the Year, Richmond College Student Government, 2013-14
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Awards
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Selected Publications
Books
Williamson, Thad, Julian Maxwell Hayter, and Amy L. Howard. The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond: Politics, Policy, and Governance, 1988-2016. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2024.
Hayter, Julian Maxwell, and George R. Goethals, eds. Reconstruction and the Arc of Racial (in)Justice. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
Hayter, Julian Maxwell. The Dream Is Lost: Voting Rights and the Politics of Race in Richmond, Virginia. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky Press, 2017.
Journal Articles"Reimagining Resistance: The Voting Rights Act's Immediate Resistance." Liberty University Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 3 (2023), pp. 473-486.
“City Profile of Richmond.” Thriving Cities. Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (2014).
"To End Divisions: Reflections on the Civil Rights Act of 1964," Richmond Journal of Law and Public Interest (2015).
“From Intent to Effect: Richmond, Virginia and the Protracted Struggle for Voting Rights, 1965-1977," Journal of Policy History, Vol. 26, No. 4 (2014), pp. 534-567.
Book Chapters"Breakthrough: The Rise and 1989 Gubernatorial Election of L. Douglas Wilder." In The New Dominion: The 20th Century Elections That Shaped Virginia, edited by Mark J. Rozell and John G. Milliken. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2023.
"Big Six of the Civil Rights Movement." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies, edited by George R. Goethals, Scott T. Allison, and Georgia J. Sorenson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2023.
"Voting Rights Act." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies, edited by George R. Goethals, Scott T. Allison, and Georgia J. Sorenson. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2023.
"Many New Barriers: Democracy and Resistance to the Voting Rights Act of 1965." In Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make American Democracy Work?, edited by Melody C. Barnes, Corey D. B. Walker, and Thad M. Williamson. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.
“Crusading for Citizenship: How the Mid-Twentieth Century Quest for African American Voting Rights Emphasized Plurality Over Populism.” In Leadership, Populism, and Resistance, edited by Kristin M. S. Bezio and George R. Goethals. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.
"Preface." In The Politics of Annexation: Oligarchic Power in a Southern City by John V. Moeser and Rutledge M. Dennis. Richmond, VA: VCU Libraries, 2020.
“Racial Politics,” The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, eds., J. Stone, R. Dennis, et al, Wiliey-Blackwell (2015).
Reviews“To Live and Die in Hip-Hop: Slate’s Slow Burn: Biggie and Tupac.” The American Historical Review 127, No. 1 (March 2022): 423-25. https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhac140.
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In the News
Williams: Henry L. Marsh III left an indelible mark on politics and civil rights (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Wed., Jan. 29, 2025History Repeating: Exploring Richmond's Past and Present with Historian Julian Hayter (Style Weekly)
Tue., Dec. 17, 2024Michael Paul Williams column: Can our doctor mayor heal what ails Richmond (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Thu., Nov. 7, 2024Dr. Julian Hayter: The Historic Election of Governor Doug Wilder (Pod Virginia)
Thu., Oct. 17, 2024Michael Paul Williams column: In Richmond, Black political power has limits (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sat., Aug. 31, 2024A new kind of history (The People's Reporter podcast)
Thu., Feb. 22, 2024Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists (The Conversation)
Thu., Nov. 30, 2023Williams: 60 years after his killing, let's answer John F. Kennedy's call to action (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Wed., Nov. 22, 2023Who, exactly, is doing the indoctrinating in public education? (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun., Sep. 24, 2023Curious Commonwealth asks: Why is a statue of Stonewall Jackson still on Captiol Square (VPM)
Thu., Sep. 21, 2023Williams: Harry Belfonte's bold and generous activism embodied the 'artist as citizen' (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Wed., Apr. 26, 2023Williams: New Civil War? Southern legislators take aim at Black-run cities (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue., Mar. 7, 2023McClellan projected to become first Black woman to represent Va. in Congress (Washington Post)
Tue., Feb. 21, 2023Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics (The Conversation and Yahoo! News)
Fri., Feb. 3, 2023Redlining is only part of the story (Bunk)
Wed., Oct. 5, 2022Williams: John V. Moeser, a scholar and a gentleman, pushed for more equitable and inclusive Richmond region (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue., Oct. 18, 2022Where the Richmond School Board and Jason Kamras are concerned, now is no time for a divorce (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue., Aug. 23, 2022How researchers preserved the oral histories of formerly enslaved Virginians (Washington Post Magazine)
Tue., Jul. 19, 20227 people honored by VMFA as RVA Community Makers (Richmond Free Press)
Thu., Mar. 3, 2022The changing face of Richmond: Who's getting left behind as the city increases in popularity (ABC 8 News)
Thu., Feb. 17, 2022Here are the voters who could decide the Virginia gubernatorial election (Business Insider)
Sun., Oct. 31, 2021Everything you should know about Juneteenth (MSN)
Sat., Jun. 19, 2021Power to the people (Style Weekly)
Tue., Jun. 8, 2021Understanding the pushback against critical race theory in schools (NPR Weekend Edition)
Sat., Jun. 5, 2021Where the Confederates fell, Arthur Ashe still stands (Sports Illustrated)
Tue., May. 25, 2021GOP fights to keep critical race theory out of classrooms (CNN)
Sat., May. 22, 2021Black business owners must overcome obstacles to have a chance at building wealth (ABC News)
Mon., Mar. 1, 2021A new chapter -- but not a new story: The spirit of protest has long imbued Richmond (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon., Dec. 7, 2020America in crisis: Protesters topple Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore (CNN)
Sun., Jul. 5, 2020Does razing monuments lead to real political change? (The Economist radio podcast)
Fri., Jul. 3, 2020Toppling statues is a first step toward ending Confederate myths (National Geographic)
Thu., Jul. 2, 2020Trump vows to issue executive order to protect controversial statues (CNN: Anderson Cooper 360)
Tue., Jun. 23, 2020From Juneteenth to the Tulsa massacre: What isn't taught in classrooms has a profound impact (NBC News)
Thu., Jun. 18, 2020Democrats look to channel energy as anti-racism movement has potential to rock U.S. election this fall (The Globe and Mail)
Thu., Jun. 18, 2020Reconsidering the past, one statue at a time (New York Times)
Tue., Jun. 16, 2020Lost cause -- Confederate statues are being torn down across America (Economist)
Tue., Jun. 16, 2020What to know about Juneteenth, the emancipation holiday (NBC News)
Tue., Jun. 16, 2020Times are changing as tolerance weakens for Confederate monuments (NPR)
Mon., Jun. 15, 2020The woman who took down a Confederate flag on what came next (New York Times)
Sun., Jun. 14, 2020More than 1,700 Confederate symbols are still standing across the U.S., advocacy group says (CBS This Morning)
Fri., Jun. 12, 2020How public opinion towards Richmond's Confederate monuments shifted (VPM)
Fri., Jun. 12, 2020Williams: Richmond's monuments to oppression need to be gone, but not forgotten (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Fri., Jun. 12, 2020'A long time coming': Iconic Lee statue to be removed (Associated Press)
Sun., Jun. 7, 2020Richmond to remove Confederate statues from historic avenue (NPR)
Sat., Jun. 6, 2020University of Richmond professor weighs in on where Confederate statue should go (CBS6 - WTVR)
Thu., Jun. 4, 2020Richmond is taking down Confederate memorials: Is this the end for other Confederate statues? (USA Today)
Thu., Jun. 4, 2020Richmond's controversial Chesterfield annexation 50 years later (VPM)
Wed., May. 20, 2020Julian Hayter, University of Richmond ¿ Segregation and the Suburbs (Academic Minute and Inside Higher Education)
Tue., Apr. 21, 2020Universtiy of Richmond faculty featured in Netflix documentary series (NBC12)
Wed., Apr. 15, 2020River City round-up: Watch 'The Innocence Files' (Richmond Magazine)
Mon., Apr. 13, 2020Interrogating the past (Richmond Magazine)
Sun., Feb. 9, 2020Kehinde Wiley's Rumors of War statue unveiled in Richmond (NPR)
Wed., Dec. 11, 2019Black quarterbacks are out here changing the game and how we see leadership (The Undefeated)
Tue., Nov. 5, 2019Documentary and panel on voting rights suppression set for Oct. 30 (Richmond Free Press)
Fri., Oct. 18, 2019Williams: These scholars came to Richmond so that they might teach the Holocaust better (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Fri., Sep. 27, 2019Michael Paul Williams column: Will RPS parents buy into school equity? (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Fri., Aug. 2, 2019'Borderline criminal': That's the condition of decrepit public schools (Washington Post)
Sat., May. 25, 2019Michael Paul Williams column: Richmond Public Schools needs money. But money alone won't be enough (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Wed., Apr. 24, 2019Landrieu urges reflection on monuments in meeting with Stoney (RVA Magazine)
Fri., Mar. 22, 2019Stoney, former New Orleans mayor talk Confederate monuments, inequality (Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tue., Mar. 19, 2019Richmond mayor, ex-mayor of New Orleans to discuss racism (US News & World Report)
Fri., Mar. 15, 2019A tough balance (Inside Higher Education)
Thu., Mar. 7, 2019Stoney appoints nine to new History and Culture Commission (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Thu., Feb. 28, 2019Old yearbook photo shows Tennessee Governor dressed as Confederate soldier (New York Times)
Tue., Feb. 26, 2019Virginia politics: The uneasy marriage of new liberalism and historic racism (The Conversation, Associated Press, and others)
Fri., Feb. 15, 2019Historian sheds light on Northam's "indentured servant" comments (NBC12 WWBT)
Tue., Feb. 12, 2019Le gouverneur de Virginie rattrapé par une photo de "blackface" : "Le Sud des États-Unis n'a pas réglé tous ses démons" (Franceinfo)
Mon., Feb. 11, 2019Aux Etats-Unis, un ¿blackface¿ est toujours insultant (Le Monde)
Fri., Feb. 8, 2019Political turmoil in Virginia puts Democrats in conundrum (Globe and Mail)
Fri., Feb. 8, 2019Racist histories (Inside Higher Education)
Tue., Feb. 5, 2019In blackface controversy, Virginia remains haunted by its Confederate past (USA Today)
Mon., Feb. 4, 2019Analysis: Northam struggles to escape Virginia's troubled past and his own (Washington Post)
Sat., Feb. 2, 2019Virginia politics: The uneasy marriage of new liberalism and historic racism (The Conversation, Associated Press, and others)
Fri., Feb. 15, 2019