Dr. Justin Randolph

Biography

Justin Randolph studies nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. history. His upcoming book, 'Mississippi Law: Policing Reform America's Jim Crow Countryside' (2025), chronicles rural history and white supremacist policing against Black freedom struggles and tracks the rise of American paramilitary policing. His research projects include the histories of police desegregation, rural debt peonage, Taser usage, and 9-1-1 systems. Randolph's writings have appeared in scholarly outlets like the Journal of Southern History and Southern Cultures, as well as popular outlets such as The Washington Post, Mississippi Encyclopedia, and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. He has received fellowships and prizes from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Southern Historical Association. As a first-generation transfer student, Randolph is enthusiastic about answering questions concerning history majors, minors, PhDs, public history careers, and university life in general.

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