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Cecilia Marquez

Hunt Family Assistant Professor of History
History
Dept of History, Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708
201 Classroom BDG, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Cecilia Márquez is the Hunt Family Assistant Professor in History at Duke University. Her research focuses on the history of Latino people in the US South. Dr. Márquez writes and teaches about the formation of Latino identity, Latino social movements, and the importance of region in shaping Latino identity. Her work has been supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

A brief overview of her new book, “Making the Latino South”:

The history of the American South is being retold with Latinos at the center. Duke University Professor Cecilia Márquez’s “Making the Latino South” reveals that to be Latino in the South was unlike being Latino anywhere else in the country. In this book, Marquez challenges commonly held beliefs about the origins of Latino identity and the power of region in shaping race. 

“Making the Latino South” details the journey of Latinos from Jim Crow to the Civil Rights Movement, the post-Civil Rights Era, and the early days of the twenty-first century South. Those interested in history, politics, immigration, and race in the region will discover new voices and insights in Márquez’s compelling retelling of southern history.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Hunt Family Assistant Professor of History · 2021 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of History · 2019 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published February 12, 2025
Students Curate Exhibit at Durham History Museum
Published January 28, 2025
A Summer of Exploration with History+
Published October 8, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month: Uncovering Latino History in the South

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Recent Publications


A. K. S-S. Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City.

Journal Article The American Historical Review · March 1, 2021 Full text Cite

Multi-Ethnic Immigration and a Nuevo South: A Discussion with Perla M. Guerrero

Journal Article Journal of American Ethnic History · July 1, 2019 Full text Cite

Juan Crow and the erasure of blackness in the latina/o south

Journal Article Labor: Studies in Working-Class History · January 1, 2019 This essay examines the use of the term Juan Crow in protests against anti-immigrant legislation in the South. Using the passage of Alabama’s 2011 HB 56 law and the subsequent resistance to the legislation, this essay considers the limits of Juan Crow as a ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation · 2019 - 2019

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 2016 Ph.D.
University of Virginia · 2013 M.A.
Swarthmore College · 2011 B.A.