Daina Ramey Berry holds the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professorship in History at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include 19th century American History, Comparative Slavery, and Southern History, with a particular emphasis on the role of gender, labor, family, and economy among the enslaved. She is currently working on a comprehensive study of enslaved prices in the United States. Berry has also appeared on the NBC show “Who Do You Think You Are?” as an expert assisting film director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee in tracing his family ancestry.
Daina Ramey Berry
