Struggle and Progress: A Framework for African American History
(Four books that synthesize African American history: To Make Our World Anew, edited by Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl
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An Intellectual History of a Book Title: Stamped from the Beginning
The main title for my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, originated
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Student Evaluations, Race, Politics, and “American Values”
At the end of every term, with great trepidation, meditative breathing, and perhaps even a homemade cocktail, I look to
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Making Freedom in Colonial Antigua: An Interview with Natasha Lightfoot
This month, I interviewed historian Natasha Lightfoot about her new book, Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation
Read moreThoughts on Underground
Warning this post contains spoilers I first heard about WGN America’s Underground back in October, shortly after I started working
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