Dr. Frank Guridy

Biography

Frank Andre Guridy is the Kenneth Kareitha Forde Professor of History at Columbia University, specializing in African American and African Diaspora Studies. An award-winning historian, his recent research focuses on sport history, urban history, and the history of American social movements. His latest book, 'Stadium: American History Politics, Protest, Play' (Basic Books, 2024), examines the role of American stadiums in civic and political life from the 19th century to the present, highlighting struggles for social justice. He is also the author of 'Sports Revolution: Texas Changed Culture American Athletics' (University of Texas Press, 2021), which explores how Texas-based sports figures transformed American sports culture during the Black Freedom and Second-Wave feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Guridy is recognized as a leading scholar of the Black Freedom Movement in the United States and the Caribbean, with significant contributions such as 'Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans African Americans World Empire Jim Crow' (University of North Carolina Press, 2010), which won prestigious awards. He frequently writes on sport, society, and politics for outlets like the Washington Post and has appeared on various media platforms, including NPR and MSNBC.

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