Autumn Smith is an American historian and museologist who focuses on the history of the United States, museums, public history, historic preservation, and development. Smith's academic expertise lies in African American history between 1860-1968 in the United States. Smith is passionate about preserving, presenting, and promoting the untold stories of African American history and culture. Smith's major projects are in Museum Exhibitions, Grant Writing, Historic Preservation, Research and Photography. One of her most recent projects include Emmy nominated documentary "(re)Defining History:Uncovering the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre"

The White House

The National Museum of African American
​History & Culture

The National Park Service

The Martin Luther King Jr Center

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Humanities

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Antonio G. Warning Archeology Lab

The National Center for Civil & Human Rights
Lead Program Manager of the Truth and Transformation Initiative 

The Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
Resident Historian

 M.A-History w/Public history Concentration
M.A-in Museum Studies *In conjunction with the Atlanta History Center
University of West Georgia

B.A-African American Studies
Minor-Public Policy
Georgia State University