Marni Davis

Marni Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Georgia State University. Her research focuses on ethnicity, immigration, and urban development in the American South, particularly during the Jim Crow era. She holds a PhD in History from Emory University.

Her work examines immigrant contributions to Atlanta's growth amid racial segregation and economic expansion. Key research areas include the intersection of immigration policy, urbanization, and social dynamics in the South between Reconstruction and the 1960s.

Publications include *Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition* (2012) and articles on immigrant experiences in Atlanta. Her current project explores Southern immigration debates and New South racial/economic structures.