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WILLIAM MCFEELY Obituary

McFEELY--William Shield, son of William C. McFeely and Marguerite S. McFeely, born September 25, 1930, New York City, died December 11, 2019, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Survived by sister Jean Ann Kessler and children W. Drake McFeely (Karen), Eliza McFeely (Jeffrey Fischer), Jennifer McFeely (James Goodman), seven grandchildren and one great- grandson. Educated at Amherst College (BA) and Yale (PhD). Author of six books, including the Pulitzer Prize- winning "Grant: A Biography," and beloved teacher to generations of students. Professor at Yale, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Georgia. His family remember him with love and affection for a lifetime of adventures indoors and out. Donations in Bill's honor may be made to The Equal Justice Institute or Mass Audubon.

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Published by New York Times on Dec. 15, 2019.

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Nancy Minett

December 16, 2019

I had the good fortune to study American History with Bill Mcfeely at Mount Holyoke College in the 1970's. He was an inspiring professor, with a unique approach to American History and keen understanding of the impact of slavery and Reconstruction on subsequent racial relations in this country. His classes were memorable. One of his Civil War seminar classes, for example, consisted of a re-enactment of a battle, with student generals standing in socks on a seminar table which was covered by a home made topographic map. Many of us signed up for our first class with Professor Mcfeely to fulfill a graduation requirement and returned for subsequent classes because he was an awesome teacher. Sorry to hear that he passed away.

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