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The Author’s Corner with Christopher E. Hendricks

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 14, 2025

Christopher E. Hendricks is Professor of History at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus. This interview is based on his new book, The Colonial Towns of Piedmont North Carolina (University of Tennessee Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write The […]

The Author’s Corner with Lindsey Bestebreurtje

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 7, 2025

Lindsey Bestebreurtje is a Curatorial Assistant with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. This interview is based on her new book, Built by the People Themselves: African American Community Development in Arlington, Virginia, from the Civil […]

The Author’s Corner with Derek G. Handley

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 11, 2024

Derek G. Handley is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. This interview is based on his new book, Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement (Penn State University Press, 2024). […]

The Author’s Corner with Dean Lampros

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 16, 2024

Dean Lampros is Lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design. This interview is based on his new book, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (Johns […]

The Author’s Corner with Felicia B. George

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 8, 2024

Felicia B. George is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University. This interview is based on her new book, When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City (Wayne State University Press, 2024). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Stephanie Ryberg-Webster

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 5, 2023

Stephanie Ryberg-Webster is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs in the Levin College of Public Affairs & Education at Cleveland State University. This interview is based on her new book, Preserving the Vanishing City: Historic Preservation amid Urban Decline in Cleveland, […]