Anthony Clark Vines is a native of Alabama who was raised in the Birmingham area. He pursued undergraduate work at both Auburn University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and graduate work at the University of Montevallo. He is currently living in Atlanta, Georgia where he is he is part of the PhD program in the Department of History, and the MA program in the Department of Communications. at Georgia State University. Though his educational interests are numerous, his two great loves are history and instruction. His work at Georgia State has allowed him the opportunity to merge these two into one professional pursuit.  
 

When not pursing further education, he is actively involved in art. His diverse interests include social art, painting, sketching, cartooning, and puppetry, though he does not confine himself to any one. Within the field, he has worked as a photographer, filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre producer and playwright. 
 

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