Dr. Myisha S. Eatmon is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in African and African American Studies and History. Professor Eatmon holds an M.A. in United States history and a Ph.D. in United States, African American, and legal history from Northwestern University. She is currently working on a book project, tentatively titled, Litigating in Black and White: Black Legal Culture, White Violence, Jim Crow, and Their Legacies, which explores how Black people challenged white violence during Jim Crow. Her manuscript-in-progress also examines the crystallization of what she has coined “Black legal culture” under Jim Crow and the meaning of legal education and networking within communities with few opportunities to earn Juris Doctorate degrees (especially under Jim Crow).

Dr. Eatmon’s strong interest in social justice drives her research, service, and teaching, all of which focus on the ways that oppressed persons, particularly African Americans, use their legal imaginations. She is committed to developing courses that bring together the history of race, power, the law, and our current historical moment.