I’m pleased to share that my new book, Sandhill Cities: Metropolitan Ambitions in Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia, is in press for fall 2025 publication in LSU Press’s Making the Modern South series edited by David Goldfield. #lsupress#southernhistory#urbanhistory@urbanhistorya.bsky.social

Today at 2pm, a new Ohio historical marker will be dedicated for Cleveland inventor Garrett Morgan’s recreational club (1924-1940s) for African Americans in Wakeman, Ohio.

Thanks, @urbanhistorya.bsky.socialthemetropole.blog/2024/07/02/d...

Digital Summer School: Green Book Cleveland

By J. Mark Souther Few things embody the freedom of American life more than mobility, and perhaps no other form of transportation, for better and worse, has defined mobility in the United States like ...

It’s built using WordPress and the PlacePress plugin we developed at the CSU Center for Public History + Digital Humanities with generous grant support from @neh-odh.bsky.socialwpplacepress.org

Here’s the project site greenbookcleveland.org

Green Book Cleveland

The history of Black entertainment, leisure, and recreation in Northeast Ohio. A project of the CSU Center for Public History + Digital Humanities.

New article out today about the expansion of our Green Book Cleveland project into Akron. The article originates from Signal Akron but this is the Signal Cleveland version with a local lede. signalcleveland.org/green-book-c...

Green Book Cleveland: The history Black recreation and leisure

Locations, including Leo’s Casino and the Majestic Hotel are no longer standing but their stories are in The Green Book Cleveland.

It’s been a busy musical spring—6 band and orchestra concerts in the past 12 weeks. One more to go in 8 days.

Since the #KeystoneDH24@keystonedh.bsky.socialwpplacepress.org

Time for our immersive keynote panel! Amanda Licastro talks about the importance of “Embracing the Glitch” to teaching, learning and also critique of big tech. Glitchy independent work shows the seams and breaks the illusions of glossy “perfect” seeming surfaces!

After lunch, Zach Whalen shares his latest viz project, a Wilderness Walk in Shenandoah National Forest turned to a “data bookification” project! @zachwhalen.bsky.social@keystonedh.bsky.social#keystonedh24