James G. Hollandsworth Civil War Collection

On January 7, 1944, James G. Hollandsworth, Jr. was born in Asheville, North Carolina to James G. and Willie Lee Hearn Hollandsworth. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in history from Asheville School, Davidson College in 1966. He then went on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained a master’s degree in guidance and counseling in 1972 and a doctoral degree in counseling psychology in 1975. In 1988, he went to Madeline College, Oxford University in England to do some postgraduate work.

According to www.encyclopedia.com, his career consisted of “Duke University Medical Center, Highland Hospital, Asheville, NC, psychiatric social worker, 1972-73; Community Mental Health Center of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL, clinical and community psychology intern, 1975-76; University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, assistant professor, 1976, associate professor, 1979, professor of psychology, 1984—, director of training, 1987-89, assistant vice-president for academic affairs, 1989-94, assistant commissioner for academic affairs, 1994-96, associate vice-president for academic affairs, 1997—, associate provost, 1998—. American Cancer Society, Mississippi Division, professional education committee, psychology subcommittee chair, 1984-87; American Board of Professional Psychology, diplomat. Member of Mississippi State Board of Psychological Examiners, 1986-89.” He also served in the U.S. Army from 1967 – 1968.

Hollandsworth wrote many books and publications on Civil War History and psychology. His major works consists of Portrait of a Scientific Racist: Alfred Holt Stone of Mississippi; The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War; Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P. Banks; An Absolute Massacre: The New Orleans Race Riot of July 30, 1866; and Coming of Age in the Crescent City.

Dr. James G. Hollandsworth, Jr passed away in his home on September 21, 2010.