What is Wayne Flynt?
[[File:Wayne Flynt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Flynt in February 2010]] '''James Wayne Flynt''' (born October 4, 1940) is an American educator, editor and historian. He was born in [[Pontotoc, Mississippi]]. He is [[Professor Emeritus]] in the Department of History at [[Auburn University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus, Department of History {{!}}|url=http://wp.auburn.edu/writing/dr-wayne-flynt-professor-emeritus-department-of-history/|website=wp.auburn.edu|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803014011/http://wp.auburn.edu/writing/dr-wayne-flynt-professor-emeritus-department-of-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has won many teaching awards and been a [[Distinguished University Professor]] for many years. His research focuses on Southern culture, Alabama politics, Southern religion, education reform, and poverty. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Online ''[[Encyclopedia of Alabama]]''. Flynt had two sons with his late wife Dorothy - they were named Sean and David. He was a longtime friend of [[Harper Lee]], the author of ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''<ref>{{cite web|title='Harper Lee's Gospel': Wayne Flynt calls friend Nelle 'great prophet of justice'|url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/02/harper_lees_gospel_wayne_flynt.html|website=AL.com|access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Lee 'chortled' over 'Watchman' reviews, Wayne Flynt says|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/post_319.html|website=AL.com|access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref> and gave the eulogy at her funeral.<ref>{{cite web|title=Private funeral service held for Harper Lee in Alabama|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-21/private-funeral-service-held-for-harper-lee-in-alabama/7187412|website=ABC News|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en-AU|date=21 February 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062660084/mockingbird-songs ''Mockingbird S