David R. Goldfield is an American historian, writer, film director, and professor. He is a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party. He is the author of sixteen books, including ''Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture'' and ''Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers''. Both of these books were nominated for the

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. Currently, he is the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the

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Education

Goldfield is originally from

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, but grew up in

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. He attended the

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, and earned his PhD in 1970.

Career

Goldfield has held his current position as Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History since 1982. His research interests mainly focus on the

American South The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean ...

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, and the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. He is the editor of the ''

Journal of Urban History The ''Journal of Urban History'' (abbreviated ''JUH'') is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of urban studies. The current editor-in-chief is David Goldfield, who is Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the Unive ...

''. Goldfield has served as an expert witness in voting rights cases and consulted for history museums. He also works as an Academic Specialist for the

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, which means he leads workshops and seminars that focus on American political culture and help to provide historical context for present-day elections. He is the author or editor of sixteen books. Two of his books, ''Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture'' and ''Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers'', won the Mayflower Award for nonfiction and were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. The former book was also awarded the Outstanding Book Award from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights. Currently, he is working on a book titled, ''The Gifted Generation: America in the Post War Era''.

Publications

*''The American Journey Combined Volume (7th Edition)'', co-author, 2013, *''America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation'', 2011, *''The Encyclopedia of American Urban History'', editor, 2007, *''Southern Histories: Public, Personal, and Sacred'', 2003, *''Still Fighting the Civil War: The American South and Southern History'', 2003 *''The South for New Southerners'', editor, 1991, *''Promised Land: The South Since 1945'', 1987, *''Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers'', 1982,

References

External links

David Goldfield: ''America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation'' at Pritzker Military Museum & LibraryOrganization of American Historians: David Goldfield
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldfield, David Living people American military historians American male non-fiction writers University System of Maryland alumni Year of birth missing (living people)