James Grossman

James R. Grossman
OccupationsHistorian, academic
Years activec.1990–2025
Awards2025 Tony Horwitz Prize
Academic background
EducationCornell University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsNewberry 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

James R. Grossman is an American historian who was the executive director of the American Historical Association from 2010 to 2025. Prior to 2010, he was the Vice President for Research and Education at Newberry Library. 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. He also taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego.

Works

References

  1. ↑ "2025 James R. Grossman". Society of American Historians. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  2. ↑ "James R. Grossman". American Historical Association. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ Quinn, Ryan. "'Historians Should Be Everywhere': Questions for the AHA's Retiring Leader". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  4. 1 2 "James Grossman | Department of History". history.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  5. ↑ Grossman, Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration (Book Review) Lightner, David L.Urban History Review = Revue d'Histoire Urbaine; Ottawa, Ont. Vol. 19, Iss. 3, (Feb 1, 1991): 245.
  6. ↑ Slayton, R. A. (1992). "Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration. By James R. Grossman. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. 384 pp. Hardbound, $29.95; Softbound, $14.95". Oral History Review. 20 (1): 137–138. doi:10.1093/ohr/20.1.137.
  7. ↑ Hine, D. C. (1991). "Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration. By James R. Grossman (Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1989. xiii plus 384 pp. $29.95)". Journal of Social History. 24 (3): 656–658. doi:10.1353/jsh/24.3.656.
  8. ↑ Rouse, Jacqueline A. (1992). "Review of Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration". The Journal of Negro History. 77 (2): 97–99. doi:10.2307/3031486. ISSN 0022-2992. JSTOR 3031486.
  9. ↑ Whatley, Warren C. (1990). "Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration. By James R. Grossman. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 384. $29.95". The Journal of Economic History. 50 (3): 768–770. doi:10.1017/S0022050700037657. S2CID 153337784.
  10. ↑ Rose, Harold M. (1991). "Book Review: Land of hope, Chicago, black southerners and the great migration". Progress in Human Geography. 15 (2): 216–217. doi:10.1177/030913259101500214. S2CID 151477526.