Talitha L. LeFlouria author biography, plus links to books by Talitha L. LeFlouria.

Talitha L. LeFlouria

Talitha L. LeFlouria is one of the nation's leading authorities on the history of Black women, mass incarceration, and the legacies of American slavery. She is an associate professor of history, and the Mastin Gentry White Fellow in Southern History at The University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of the multi-award-winning book, Chained in Silence. Dr. LeFlouria has received numerous awards for her research, including an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Ms. Magazine, The Root, and Vox.

This biography was last updated on 08/11/2026.

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