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>Civil War Era and Immigration in 19th c. America. >Author of Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 (2024) >Assoc. Prof. of History at Springfield College
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The transcript of the interview between Stanton/Sherman and Savannah's Black leaders is one of my favorite sources to teach Reconstruction with. It was a treat to find the spot where it happened.

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Awesome to see Irish Studies at my alma mater! Congrats BSU and @ellenscheible.bsky.social on this collection.

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🗃️ Congratulations to my former doctoral student @iandelahanty.bsky.social whose dissertation became a book ... which just won the Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize #acis2205 ‼️ @iehs.bsky.social @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social

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Excited to share that Embracing Emancipation received the 2024 Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America at #ACIS2025!

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Excited to see Embracing Emancipation at #ACIS2025! And learned much from great talks by @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social, @rosulli.bsky.social, and @anelisehshrout.bsky.social, among others.

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New US immigration history book alert! Brendan A. Shanahan, Disparate Regimes: Nativist Politics, Alienage Law, and Citizenship Rights in the United States, 1865–1965, will be published from Oxford UP in February! @iehs.bsky.social @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Looking forward to talking about Embracing Emancipation tomorrow alongside @sfahrenthold.bsky.social, who will talk about her brilliant book Unmentionables. Thanks to @iehs.bsky.social for organizing!

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Don’t forget to join @IEHS1965’s Spring 2025 Online Book Series, February 12, 3:30-4:45PM EST! @iandelahanty.bsky.social and @sfahrenthold.bsky.social will discuss their books. Moderated by Brendan A. Shanahan. Register in advance: iehs.org/event/online...

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In today's Muster, Ian Delahanty describes how a place-based learning approach worked in his Civil War history course www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/01/teac...

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On Sunday, February 2, I'll share portions of Embracing Emancipation with the Gaelic American Club of Fairfield, CT.

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Join @IEHS1965’s Spring 2025 Online Book Series, February 12, 3:30-4:45PM EST! @iandelahanty.bsky.social and @sfahrenthold.bsky.social will discuss their books. Moderated by Brendan A. Shanahan. Register in advance: iehs.org/event/online...

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🗃️ Nice to see the nine books published so far in the Glucksman Irish Diaspora series, which I edit for @nyupress.bsky.social, on display #aha25 in NYC. Two more books coming in 2025, including "Rituals of Migration" with @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ nyupress.org/search-resul...

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Stop by the Fordham UP booth at #AHA25 to find Embracing Emancipation among other great titles. If (like me) you can't make it, FUP is offering 25% off their virtual book exhibit: www.fordhampress.com/aha-2025/

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The Rise and Rapid Fall of the First US Department of Education The department, established in 1867, faced opposition from Southern congressmen, who associated it with education for the formerly enslaved. 🗃️ www.history.com/news/departm...

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10 years in, I remain beyond grateful for my 4-4 tenured gig. But the issues of access and networking are real. Received yesterday another list of journals we're losing access to; professional society dues come out of pocket; and conference travel funds will cover about a tank of gas and a meal.

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Mainly for my own ease, I've put together an Irish Diaspora Histories starter pack (I shall be putting them all into a list for when I want an extra dose of Irish diaspora-ness) - there are some Irish migration historians in there too! Let me know if you want me to add you in! go.bsky.app/MvvgFFF

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The piece cites an interesting study by economists of the impact of Chinese exclusion on the US economy. Short answer: "Very few people benefited from the Chinese Exclusion Act." www.npr.org/sections/pla...

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Today's lesson with my American history survey students on how to connect the past with the present featured this article by Eric Foner on the uniquely American history of mass deportations: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 (Fordham University Press, 2024). Currently researching New England cotton gin makers' role in the expansion of cotton cultivation and forced labor in the U.S. & India.

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Here's an Immigration Historians starter pack. It is incomplete since I don't know everyone who has migrated here, but let me know and I'll add your name. go.bsky.app/L3YMsk7

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Excited to see my forthcoming book Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 in Fordham University Press's Spring 2024 catalog. Sharing snippets from it here in the months ahead--thanks in advance for sharing with others here.

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Welcoming @iandelahanty.bsky.social, historian of 19th-century immigration, slavery, and antislavery. Work of interest to @hidehirota.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @schoeppner.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

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