Frank Andre Guridy

Frank A. Guridy
Born	Frank Andre Guridy (1971-08-02) August 2, 1971 New York City, New York
Occupation	Professor, history author
Language	English, Spanish
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	PhD, University of Michigan MA, University of Illinois at Chicago BA, Syracuse University
Genre	Sport History, Urban History, African Diaspora

Frank Andre Guridy (born August 2, 1971) is an American historian, author and scholar. He was born, raised and resides in New York City, where he is the associate professor of history, specializing in Sport History, Urban History and the history of the African Diaspora in the Americas at the Columbia University.

Personal life

Guridy was born in New York City and grew up in Co-op City, Bronx. He has lived and worked in Austin, Paris, Los Angeles and New York City. He is married to the poet Deborah Paredez.

Professional life

Guridy earned a BA from Syracuse University in 1993, a MA from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has taught at University of Texas at Austin (2004–2016)

Bibliography

• Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow (2010, University of North Carolina Press)
• Beyond El Barrio: Everyday Life in Latina/o America (2010, New York University Press, editor with Gina M. Pérez and Adrian Burgos)

External links

• Frank Andre Guridy Columbia University Faculty Profile Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Frank Guridy on Afro-Cubans and African Americans in the Jim Crow Era