Malcolm Cammeron is a scholar of nineteenth and twentieth century U.S. history. His work is at the intersection of African American, environmental, labor, and urban history in the U.S. South. His book project places histories of the built environment in conversation with social movements in the U.S. South.  

His research has been supported by the Carter G. Woodson Institute in African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia and the Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina.

Cammeron enjoys making history accessible to public audiences and supporting cultural institutions in preserving and sharing history. He has collaborated with churches, the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium, and other groups. Additionally, he has also worked with the National Park Service—contributing to the African American Outdoor Recreation Theme Study—and supported the National Park Service’s Park History Program as a fellow.

Cammeron received an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia. He also received an M.A. in History and B.A. in Marketing from the University of Alabama.