Leah Wright Rigueur

Leah Wright Rigueur serves as SNF Agora Institute Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. A political historian specializing in 20th century American political development, her research examines the intersection of race, ideology, and institutional power structures.

Her scholarship investigates:

• African American political participation and ideological diversity
• Presidential leadership during civil rights transformations
• Protest movements and their impact on policy formation
• Conservative political thought within minority communities

Professor Rigueur's award-winning monograph analyzes black political engagement within the Republican Party from the New Deal era through Ronald Reagan's presidency. Her current research explores protest dynamics and unrest in modern American political systems.