Dr. Joseph Bagley is an Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State University, Perimeter College. He studies Twentieth Century American politics and law, particularly as these intersect with race and education. His work has been cited in the New York Times Magazine by MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Nikole Hannah-Jones. His book, The Politics of White Rights: Race, Justice, and Integrating Alabama’s Schools was published in 2018 by the University of Georgia Press.