History Civilization Speakers in United States

Clayborne Carson

King Papers Project Director | Definitive Martin Luther King Jr. Historian

Brian Pavlac

Historian | Expert on witch trials and religious persecution

Rod Phillips

Historical researcher | Exploring social policies through the lens of prohibition and divorce

Edward Tenner

Historian & Essayist | Unintended Consequences of Technology

Adrienne Mayor

Scholar exploring ancient myths | Expert on historical Amazons and early robotics concepts

Thomas P. Campbell

Director Emeritus, Metropolitan Museum of Art | Bridging Art, History, and Cultural Legacy

Sydney Iaukea

Hawaiian history educator | TED-Ed speaker on colonial impact

Alyssa Loorya

Urban Archaeologist | Uncovering New York City's Hidden Underground History

Spoke at TEDx

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Historian | 'Defiant Requiem' Author & Professor

Spoke at TEDx

Pekka Hämäläinen

Historian | Expert on Native American empires and the Lakota nation

Laura Snyder

Science Historian | The Power of Imagination and Innovation

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian | Author of Team of Rivals

Julieanna L. Richardson

Founder of The HistoryMakers | Preserving African American Oral Histories

Spoke at TEDx

Jesse Byock

Viking scholar | Decoding ancient runestone messages

Karen Cox

Historian | Debunking myths in American historical narratives

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Associate Professor | Historian & Civil Rights Storyteller

Spoke at TEDx

Christina Warinner

Anthropologist | Uncovering Ancient Diets and Human History

William Noel

Manuscript Curator | Unlocking the Secrets of History's Treasures

Spoke at TEDx

Thomas Barnett

Military Strategy Expert | Rethinking America's Defense Approach