Edda L. Fields-Black | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse | Samuel Black |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Rice farmers in the Rio Nunez region: A social history of agricultural technology and identity in coastal Guinea, ca. 2000 BCE to 1880 CE (2001) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Main interests | West African rice agriculture and anthropology, Gullah history and culture, Rio Nunez languages |
| Notable works | Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora (2008) |
| Website | fieldsblack |
Edda L. Fields-Black (born Edda L. Fields) is an African-American historian who is currently associate professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University. She is known for her research on West African rice agriculture and societies[1] and the African diaspora.