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Matt D. Childs is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of South Carolina, affiliated with the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Latin American, Caribbean, and Atlantic history, with a focus on slavery, racism, and colonialism. Childs has held leadership roles, including Director of the Latin American Studies Program, African Studies Program, and the History Center at USC. His research bridges pre-colonial African history and the modern world through diasporic and Atlantic frameworks.
- Education:
- B.S., Central Michigan University
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
His research interests emphasize the historical legacies of slavery and racism, Atlantic networks, and colonial dynamics. He has published extensively, including the award-nominated *The 1812 Aponte Rebellion in Cuba* and co-edited volumes like *The Yoruba Diaspora in the Atlantic World*. His work integrates transnational perspectives, often examining African origins and identity formation in the Americas.
Childs currently edits the Cuban section of the Library of Congress's *Handbook of Latin American Studies* and has served on editorial boards for *The Americas* and *Atlantic History*. He has secured grants from the Social Science Research Council, Ford Foundation, and Fulbright-Hays Program for research in Cuba, Spain, and the U.S.
- Grants & Awards:
- Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalist
- Social Science Research Council Research Grant
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Committee Member
He advises graduate students (listed in his CV) and is completing a monograph on *An African City in the Americas*, exploring enslaved Africans' roles in Havana's history (1762–1867). His work challenges conventional narratives by centering marginalized voices in colonial and postcolonial contexts.
