Blair L.M. Kelley

Blair LM Kelley, Ph.D. is an award-winning historian specializing in African American experiences.

She is the Joel R. Williamson Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and incoming director of the Center for the Study of the American South.

Kelley has authored two books: "Right to Ride" and "Black Folk." Her work focuses on amplifying Black histories and everyday activism.

She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University.

Kelley's latest book, "Black Folk," received grants from the Whiting Foundation and National Humanities Center.