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This happened because of you. You protested at TeslaTakedowns and made his name and his company’s product reviled. You protested outside federal agencies slated for DOGE cuts. You barred doors, protected data. You sued and won. You WORE HIM OUT. Don’t let them spin it any other way.

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Just a reminder that enslaved people invented Memorial Day in the aftermath of the Civil War. I wrote about this history and it’s published in TIME MAGAZINE. time.com/3894406/who-...

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A deftly written post today by @tenuredradical.bsky.social on WW2, the power of journalism and the stunning reporting (career) of Dorothy Thompson. Like a Fist, by @TenuredRadical open.substack.com/pub/clairepo... open.substack.com/pub/clairepo...

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I’m thrilled to organize this event at the Library Company of Philadelphia for Juneteenth. Please consider attending. Registration is free and open to the public. support.librarycompany.org/event/junete...

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So much gratitude. The journal Civil War History published a forum on Freeman's Challenge--and look at this cover. Thank you, @jimdowns.bsky.social, @historianheather.bsky.social, @crystallynnweb.bsky.social, @profkori.bsky.social, and more for your deep, kind, sharp engagement. I'm so moved.

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Congratulations to the AHA members who have been named as 2025 Guggenheim Fellows: Marcia Chatelain, Thomas D. Conlan, Jim Downs, Nicole E. Eustace, Mark A. Graber, Karen B. Graubart, Kristin L. Hoganson, Katherine L. Jansen, Martha S. Jones, and Quinn E. Slobodian. 🗃️

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🥳 Congratulations to OAH speakers Jim Downs, Nicole Eustace, and Kristin Hoganson on receiving a prestigious 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship from @guggfellows.bsky.social! This well-deserved recognition is a testament to the impact of their scholarship. www.gf.org/stories/anno...

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#Unheard spotted in a Singapore bookshop next to one of my faves - Maladies of Empire by @jimdowns.bsky.social! Thanks to @hanaayoob.co.uk for the photo.

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I won a Guggenheim! Thank you to all those who supported me over the years! The Philadelphia Inquirer featured me in a story & all the #guggfellows2025 were listed in the New York Times on Sunday. Thank you!

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The Trump administration doesn't even want our military to know anything about its own history. This will most certainly make it easier for Trump's goons to whitewash its history even further.

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Thanks to all those who participated and supported the Black Philadelphia conference that I organized a few weeks ago. Here is a good article about it. I finally made it in the Penn alumni magazine! omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/center...

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Historians, if you have undergraduates studying Black History in the c18 & c19, please encourage them to apply for a summer fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia. I am extending the deadline. librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...

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Kerri Greenidge’s review of Martha Jones’ new book, The Trouble of Color, reads like a state of the field. A smart review of an absorbing new book. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

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The erasure of trans people from the NPS Stonewall webpage is a form of violence. Its like saying Northern men didn't fight in the Civil War. Stonewall wouldn't have happened w/o trans people. www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm

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Remember: Black History Month still exists, even if they try to tell you it does not ... great book by @jimdowns.bsky.social ... regarp.com/2022/05/31/r...

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If you're interested in what historians have to say about January 6, a handy book: "January 6 & the Politics of History" -- a conversation w/Elizabeth Hinton, Jill Lepore, Stephanie McCurry, William Sturkey, Julian Zelizer, Jim Downs, and me, w/some associated articles ugapress.org/book/9780820...

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Come celebrate Black History Month at the Black Philadelphia conference February 20- 22 in Philadelphia! librarycompany.org/academic-pro...

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Any effort to highlight Barbara & Karen Fields' brilliant book, RaceCraft, is critical, but McWhorter misses BJF's salient point about power. It is not about how people passed as white. Its not about their identity, but, as BJF has argued, how they are identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...

submitted 131 days ago • 1 comment

@jimdowns.bsky.social sky.social quoted in @nytimes.com mes.com article on pardons, patriots, the patriarchy, and "the politics of history." Still immensely proud of this book and this series. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u... shorturl.at/PLDvq

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When I got an email from a NYT reporter to comment on Trump pardoning the Jan 6 insurrectionists, I considered not responding for fear of retribution. Then I realized, if we remain silent, when the press is still trying to do their job, we will lose our voice www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

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Curtis Yarvin misrepresents my argument in SICK FROM FREEDOM about freedpeople’s morbidity & mortality rates during and after the Civil War. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...

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CIVIL WAR HISTORY IS SEEKING A BOOK REVIEW EDITOR. Please email me w/ your CV if you would like to be considered. The Book Review Editor is responsible for selecting books to be reviewed, assigning reviewers, & editing reviews. Knowledge of the academic field is necessary.

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Countless gay people lost their jobs & custody rights b/c of her vitriolic campaign against gay liberation in the 1970s, which I document in my book, “Stand By Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/a...

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BIG NEWS ALERT: Please come to the BLACK PHILADELPHIA Feb 20-22, 2025 that I am co-organizing with 1838 Black Metropolis & McNeil Center at Penn. A brilliant lineup of scholars, thinkers and writers are presenting! librarycompany.org/academic-pro...

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THIS👇👇👇💥💥

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A dynamic group of historians—Stephanie McCurry, Joanne B. Freeman, Elizabeth Hinton, Jill Lepore, William Sturkey and Julian E. Zelizer—discuss the politics & history of Jan 6 in my book for the History in the Headlines series. Check it out! www.amazon.com/January-Poli...

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