Enoch Marvin Banks

Enoch Marvin Banks (November 28, 1877 – November 21, 1911) was an American historian and professor at the University of Florida. In 1911, after the publication of an article attributing the cause of the American Civil War to slavery and criticizing the role of the Confederacy, he was forced to resign.

Enoch Marvin Banks
Banks in 1911
Born(1877-11-28)November 28, 1877
Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1911(1911-11-21) (aged 33)
Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationHistorian
Known forRefuting the Lost Cause of the Confederacy
TitleProfessor of History and Political Economy
Academic background
ThesisThe economics of land tenure in Georgia (1905)

Enoch died shortly after his resignation.

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