Michael Giannetti is a Michigan native, growing up in Bloomfield Hills just north of Detroit. In 2020, he graduated from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he studied US history, political science, and Africana studies. Michael’s research interests are in 20th century US history, specifically the Long Civil Rights Movement and the organizations, figures, and ideas that came out of that period. Moreover, he is strongly interested in public history, museum studies, and oral history. He is greatly interested in the role museums and historical sites play in connecting movements from the past to present day. Michael aspires to become a stronger oral historian and looks forward to gleaning new techniques and strategies from the incredible faculty and students at Columbia. He is exceedingly excited to meet everyone in the 2020-2021 OHMA cohort and looks forward to getting to work!