We’ll be joined by John Tilghman, Ph.D, Associate Professor of History, Tuskegee University, who will discuss his essay, "The Show of Strength Such Has Seldom Seen: Blockbusting and the Black Electoral Politics in 1950s Baltimore’s West Side," winner of the Baltimore City Historical Society’s 2019 Joseph A. Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore’s History. After World War II, blockbusting enabled black homeowners to move into formerly white neighborhoods in Baltimore's old Fourth District, enabling independent Black politicians to undermine the white political machine's power. Blockbusting and electoral politics is a Baltimore story of civil rights and political empowerment.