James Grossman
American historian
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James R. Grossman is an American historian who was the executive director of the American Historical Association from 2010 to 2025.[2] Prior to 2010, he was the Vice President for Research and Education at Newberry Library.[3] He served as the director of the Encyclopedia of Chicago Online and has a research focus on the American South, slavery, urban history and American labor history.[4] He also taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego.[4]
OccupationsHistorian, academic
Yearsactivec.1990–2025
Awards2025 Tony Horwitz Prize[1]
EducationCornell University (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
James R. Grossman | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Historian, academic |
| Years active | c.1990–2025 |
| Awards | 2025 Tony Horwitz Prize[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Newberry Library American Historical Association University of Chicago University of California, San Diego |
| Main interests | American South, Slavery, Urban history, American labor history |
| Notable works | Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration A Chance to Make Good: African-Americans, 1900–1929 The Encyclopedia of Chicago Online |