Viola Franziska Müller

About the Author

Viola Franziska Müller is a distinguished historian and author whose work illuminates the untold stories of African American resilience in the antebellum South. With a PhD in American History from the University of Berlin, she has dedicated her career to exploring the intersections of race, urban migration, and resistance against slavery. Müller's research draws on extensive archival sources, including slave narratives and urban records, to challenge traditional narratives of the era. Her debut book, Escape to the City: Fugitive Slaves in the Antebellum Urban South, has been praised for its vivid portrayal of fugitives navigating the dangers and opportunities of Southern cities like Richmond and New Orleans. A professor at Humboldt University, Müller continues to lecture internationally on the legacies of slavery and its impact on modern urban landscapes.