Discover how African Americans transformed Atlanta into a thriving cultural and economic hub\, reshaping its identit y in the face of historical challenges. Don&rsquo\;t miss this opportunity to explore the rich history and dynamic changes that have defined Atlanta &rsquo\;s legacy.
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\nJeffrey O. G. Ogbar is Professor of History and the founding Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music. He is the author o r editor of several books\, including Black Power: Radical Politics and Af rican American Identity (The Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2004)\, Hip- Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap (University Press of Kansa s\, 2007)\; and The Harlem Renaissance Revisited: Politics\, Arts and Lett ers\, (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2010). In 2018\, he released Keywo rds for African American Studies (New York University Press)\, with co-edi tors Erica R. Edwards and Roderick A. Ferguson. Dr. Ogbar&rsquo\;s article s appear in the Journal of Religious Thought\, Journal of Black Studies\, Souls\, Centro and Radical Society among other academic publications. He h as been invited to write for the New York Times&rsquo\; &ldquo\;Room for D ebate&rdquo\; and The Daily Beast\, among other publications. His newest b ook\, America&rsquo\;s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy\, released in 2023 with Basic Books\, wa s named on the &ldquo\;Best Books of 2023&rdquo\; list from Publishers Wee kly\, and is a finalist for the 2024 Book Prize from the Association for t he Study of African American Life and History. Raised in Los Angeles\, Cal ifornia\, Ogbar received his BA in history from Morehouse College and his MA and Ph.D. degrees in history from Indiana University.
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