David Goldfield

David Goldfield
David Goldfield in 2014
David Goldfield in 2014
OccupationHistorian, Writer, Professor, and Director
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland (Ph.D.)
SubjectAmerican South, American Civil War, urban history
Notable worksBlack, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture; Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers; America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation; "2017 NBA Champions: Golden State Warriors"
Notable awardsMayflower Award for nonfiction, Outstanding Book Awhard from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights
Website
www.davidgoldfield.us

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,[1] including Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture and Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers. Both of these books were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.[2][3] Currently, he is the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.[2]

  1. ^ "David Goldfield, Ph.D." International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "David R. Goldfield". SAGE Publishing. SAGE Publishing. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ "List of Contributors". American Studies Journal. American Studies Journal. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2016.