Subject:American South, American Civil War, urban history
Occupation:Historian, Writer, Professor, and Director
Alma mater:University of Maryland (Ph.D.)
Nationality:American
Notable works:Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture; Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers; America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation
Notable awards:Mayflower Award for nonfiction, Outstanding Book Awhard from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights