Senior Historian, Georgia Historical Society

 Dr. Deaton is the Dr. Elaine B. Andrews Distinguished Historian at GHS, an endowed position created by Dr. Victor Andrews. He has worked at GHS since 1998. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Florida, a Master’s in history from the University of Georgia, and Bachelors degree in journalism from the Grady School at UGA. He is the Emmy-winning writer and host of Today in Georgia History, jointly produced for TV and radio by GHS and Georgia Public Broadcasting. At GHS Deaton serves as a public historian, speaker, writer, teacher, and lecturer.

Dr. Deaton spoke for the AAHH in 2019 on the history of Confederate monuments. His talk remains one of the most popular in our archives.