Black history in Jamestown discussed at First Thursday talk www.yesweekly.com/news/jamesto...

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to present on my team’s research into Brown’s Cove last night on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. If you missed it, you can watch the presentation via the link below! youtu.be/YxmUcgAmT0I?...

If you’re interested in Virginia history, be sure to come check out my talk tomorrow (07/24) on the history of Brown’s Cove, a region in western Albemarle County, on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Socety at 6:00pm at Lane Auditorium. Register via the link! albemarlehistory.org

This document is 1 of only 26 known remaining copies of the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Philadelphia on the night of July 4, 1776 by John Dunlap. The paper it was printed on bears the watermark of King George III. @rareuva.bsky.social

I recently spoke with Sonja Sharp at @latimes.com about the violent history of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, and its significance to Trump's use of federalized troops in Los Angeles. Check out the article to learn more.

My recently finished entomology pieces, Goliathus orientalis and Danaus plexippus. 🪲🦋

I’m excited to announce that I’ve accepted a position as a Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of History and the David A. Moore Chair in American History at Wabash College. I feel deeply fortunate to have received this opportunity, and I’m thrilled to begin my new career in Indiana this fall!

It was such a great experience and privilege to speak at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol as part of their series on the history of Reconstruction!

For #InternationalDayoftheSeal, “Phoca” from Conrad Gessner’s “Historiae animalium,” volume 2, 1554. 🦭 #naturalhistory #rarebooks

If you’re in Baton Rouge tomorrow, @jjacob05.bsky.social is giving a public lecture on Louisiana's Black Militias and the Election of 1870 at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol! louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/exhibits-eve...

After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming to DC www.washingtonian.com/2025/03/04/a... #blackhistorymonth #tellemwhatwedid

Congratulations to Jon Grinspan (UVA PhD 2013) and Robert Colby (CLAS 2009), whose books are finalists for the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize! To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...

Check out this piece I wrote in TIME about America's first Black voters and why their stories hold significance today. time.com/7176913/firs...