N. D. B. Connolly

About the Author

N. D. B. Connolly is a distinguished historian and scholar whose work illuminates the intersections of race, urban development, and power in American history. A professor at Johns Hopkins University, Connolly draws on extensive archival research to reveal how real estate practices shaped the enduring legacies of segregation and inequality in the twentieth-century South. His groundbreaking book, A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking of Jim Crow South Florida (Historical Studies of Urban America), offers a compelling narrative of how everyday economic decisions reinforced systemic racism, transforming Miami into a emblematic site of the Jim Crow era. Connolly's incisive analysis challenges readers to reconsider the built environment as a battleground for civil rights and social justice, making complex historical forces accessible and urgent for contemporary audiences.