Aaron G. Fountain, Jr., PhD

Aaron G. Fountain, Jr. is a historian who studies high school student activism in the 1960s and 1970s, covering themes of education, race, political radicalism, and policing.

Currently a contractor for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Dr. Fountain holds a Doctorate in History from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts in History, from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

He writes and presents public talks about 20th century American political and social history.

He is currently preparing his manuscript with the working title, High School Students Unite!: Sixties Radicalism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance on Teenagers.

In addition to multiple academic articles, Dr. Fountain’s writing has also appeared in news outlets like Al Jazeera, The Hill, Latino Rebels, Black Perspectives, and others, and he has provided interviews to share his expertise in The Atlantic, Elle Magazine, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Citylab, and others. His freelance writers have covered themes of student activism, race and ethnicity, and online misogyny.