Charles Sallis

William Charles Sallis (August 27, 1934 – February 5, 2024) was an American historian and writer.

Life and career
Sallis was born in Tremont, Mississippi. He attended Greenville High School and Mississippi State University, earning a degree in education in 1956. He also attended the University of Kentucky, earning a Ph.D. degree in history. He served in the United States Army.

Sallis was a history professor at Millsaps College.

In the 1970s, Sallis co-authored the Mississippi history textbook, Mississippi: Conflict & Change, along with James W. Loewen. Their textbook won the Lillian Smith Book Award in 1976.

Sallis died on February 5, 2024, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, at the age of 89.