“No sooner had Northern armies touched Southern soil than this old question, newly guised, sprang from the earth, — What shall be done with slaves?” - W. E. B. Du Bois, “Of the Dawn of Freedom,” The Souls of Black Folk (1903) Happy Juneteenth!

“When Northern armies entered the South they became armies of emancipation. It was the last thing they planned to be.” – W. E. B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction (1935). Happy Juneteenth!

Looking forward to this event! I'm reflecting on the 2011 "Imperiled Promise" NPS report and considering how to move forward in this present moment. It is going to be great conversation!

Don't delay -- application materials should be sent to [email protected] by TOMORROW, April 15! The @richardscenter.bsky.social and @jcwe.bsky.social announce a journal article workshop for advanced graduate students, recent PhDs, assistant professors, and independent scholars.

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Excited for OAH in Philly! My paper focuses on Isaiah King (shown)) and John N. Conna, two Civil War veterans who are chasing Reconstruction’s promise in Alaska. This WIP panel session forced me to put words on a page and fully consider a possible home for the larger project. #amwriting

Happy 10th book pub anniversary of Educational Reconstruction! I am happy with its impact in the fields of Reconstruction Studies, Urban History, History of Education, African American history and Public History. I'm very grateful to now see it on a shelf alongside my other publications.

👀👀👀👀 check out this journal article workshop opportunity!

Spring travel commences. I'm presenting a new piece on my Davidson campus work at the Univ of Alabama. The feedback will make it closer to publication worthy. I'm also doing a book talk at the Univ of Arkansas the week after. It's my first time of the campus and I can't wait. #amwriting

Another book worth checking out is @hngreen.bsky.social Unforgettable Sacrifice #HATM #TheGrayHouse amzn.to/4u8Zmmi

Final book pub anniversary post: I wrote this book for my diverse communities--academic historian, daughter, niece, cousin and community member of where I have worked after getting my Ph.D. One early reader told me that we need a history of African American porches and porch sitting. 1/3

Book pub anniversary, post 3: We need more books on Black CW Memory and not less. I discussed communities that I knew intimately & left plenty of breadcrumbs for future scholarship. One point that scholars have picked up on is the tendency to reduce Black Civil War Memory to counter-memory. 1/2

Book pub anniversary, post 2: I'm grateful for my writing community who encouraged me to be bold, experiment w/ form, & develop this second book. The porch lessons, for instance, emerged from this community & had the full support of my editor Andy Slap and @fordhampress.bsky.social

Book-pub anniversary, post 1: I learned that is okay to start a project in opposition but not enough to sustain a decade long project. I wanted communities' porch archives to be understood w/in the field of Civil War Memory. Thankful for the communities' trust in me to write this book.

Happy Book-Pub Anniversary of Unforgettable Sacrifice! It has been a whirlwind year. So I will do a series of posts about the book today.

I am extremely grateful for the generous review in the Journal of Southern History of Unforgettable Sacrifice.

This was such a fun conversation! Hope that you give it a listen!

I am honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice recognized with these other amazing finalists for the ASALH book prize.

Great to join Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan today on the "A Chicken in Every Pot" podcast. We discussed my new book "The Republican House Divided", as well as all things Republican Party and Civil War memory. Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! 🗃️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Disappointed by my Ph.D. alma mater. These research centers played a vital role in cultivating the intellectual rigor and scholarly reputation of UNC. www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

I really enjoyed this book. Congratulations to Justene Hill Edwards. macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...

Interesting research project at Georgetown. I can't wait to update my Spring Race and Campus Histories course syllabus to include this development. wapo.st/48NjKPZ

Congratulations to former Muster editor @hngreen.bsky.social for being included on this illustrious list!

Honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice among this stellar list of books. www.aaihs.org/the-best-bla...

With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

Looking forward to speaking about the book at Emory on Monday. jamesweldonjohnson.emory.edu/about/news-e...

I am very grateful for the recognition!

New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Charlottesville Politician www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.... #TeachReconstruction

African American veterans and their families and communities were essential to sustaining Black Civil War memory over the late 19th century and twentieth century. I discuss my own ancestor and others in Unforgettable Sacrifice. I proudly remembered them yesterday.

With a book talk later this evening, I am catching up on some campus history work and grading. #2025SHA was a very affirming break with other historians. Back to reality. #amwriting #campushistory

#tdih 1867, Reconstruction era Alabama delegates drafted a new state constitution, established first state-financed public schools in South. By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools. Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...

WFAE (Charlotte NPR) coverage of the dedication event. Here is the link: www.wfae.org/race-equity/... #campushistory

Local coverage of the dedication of the With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and the opening of the Oak Row exhibition. www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor... #campushistory

Today marks the first of several events for the dedication of With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and opening of Oak Row exhibition space. I am glad to have been involved with this project and recovering this history. #campushistory www.davidson.edu/news/2025/10...

With another AWS Cloud service outage, it is time to revisit our global dependency on it. It is a fun travel day.

In #AHAPerspectives, Andrew Hardy writes about how he and fellow graduate students at Berkeley have created public walking tours of the university based on original historical research. 🗃️

I received great feedback on my Alaska project at BrANCH. I can't wait to get back to writing. Too much stuff has to do first. But, I have clarity.

London is calling! I am excited to be in community with US & UK scholars at Cardiff for BrANCH 2026. I'm excited to discuss the totality of 19th C US History and present for the first time on my Black Reconstruction in Alaska research. #amwriting

As I prepare for an Alaska research trip, I'm wrapping up some campus history research projects and drafting letters of support for T&P and promotions to full. This daily work might seem mundane; however in this current moment, it is so important. Summer break is drawing to a close. #amwriting

‘Don’t erase me.’ Brevard’s Chapel United Methodist Church, a 150-year-old Black church in Denver, NC, one of the oldest in the state, is threatened with demolition. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

One professor said he canceled a class called “Politics and Poverty” because he was concerned about teaching topics that could be interpreted as violating the law.

Chapter submitted. It was my first exploring my Davidson campus history research for an edited volume on campus histories. My chapter focused on two men whose campus ties began in slavery and end with their death in the Jim Crow era. Can't wait for the feedback. #amwriting

“Toward a new future in civil war memory studies” by @hngreen.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... "African Americans defy the traditional scholarly Civil War memory categories...African American porches serve as the entry point for Black Civil War memory" that demand attention.

For those who could not hear this address in person, here is the published version. Thank you for the amazing editors and team at American Nineteenth Century History and BrANCH!

After a busy APUSH day, I finally had time to read the ECW’s review of my book. I’m beyond grateful for the generous and thoughtful review. emergingcivilwar.com/2025/05/29/b...

Underground Railroad site in Kansas City, Kansas, the old settlement of Quindaro, was named a National Historic Landmark www.kake.com/news/undergr...

12 Black Civil War veterans lie at rest in a small glen in Mechanicsburg, PA. Vietnam veterans adopted the historic cemetery to ensure its upkeep. The Mechanicsburg community remembers the #USCT veterans every #MemorialDay. www.kcra.com/article/blac...

Since I'm traveling tomorrow, I post the image used for the cover of Unforgettable Sacrifice. Black communities always remembered the Civil War with parades and other Intergenerational traditions. “Negro G.A.R. veterans parading, New York City, May 30, 1912,” Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-132913.

Great article about the stakes facing museums and other public entities telling inclusive narratives. Free article for you. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

On this day, fifteen years ago, I successfully defended my dissertation. Happy anniversary!