Briana Hogg

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Brianna Hogg is a Ph.D. candidate whose research focuses on topics related to African-American studies, urban history, and oral history. In 2021, Brianna was selected as a SMU Maguire Public Service Fellow, where she worked with community organization For Oak Cliff and Tenth Street Residential Organization to learn more about how urban redevelopment projects affects Black inner-city communities like the Tenth Street Historic District. During her time at SMU, she has conducted several oral history interviews and research for projects such as the Anti-Apartheid Movement in North Texas and South African History Online.

She is currently at work on her dissertation, "Redeveloping Black Dallas: Urban Renewal and the Redevelopment of Dallas' Black Communities, 1945-1980," which investigates how urban renewal affected the growth and redevelopment of some of Dallas's black inner-city communities during the Postwar Era.

Areas of Study

19th and 20th Century African American History
Oral History
Public History
Urban History