Worth Kamili Hayes is an Associate Professor of History and Director of Academic and Learning Outcomes at Tuskegee University. He is the author of Schools of Our Own: Black Chicago’s Golden Age of Private Education (Northwestern University Press, 2020). His work focuses on African-American education, urbanization, and post-World War II activism. His research has been aided by the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Vivian G. Harsh Society.