"Even an effort to catalog and digitize the papers of Thomas Gage, a British general in the American Revolution, was guilty of “promoting inclusivity and diversity in historical research.”
+ Important update on the lawsuit fr AHA, MLA, ACLS etc. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...
“Militant civil disobedience, aggressively confronting a phalanx of masked agents in riot gear, or blocking traffic is nonviolent, but these tactics are not considered by the political class to count as ‘peaceful protest.’”
Historian Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE:
Cover of Bêtes Noires: Sorcery as History in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands by Lauren Derby. A photograph of a crouching individual holding rope and wearing a covering with horns that hides their face in an empty room. Below the photograph the cover is black with a grey texture. The title appears on top of the photo and texture in a bold white sans-serif type. The subtitle is directly below aligned right in red. The author's name is above to the left of the title in a serif white type.
The Weekly Read is "Bêtes Noires" by Lauren (Robin) Derby, which explores storytelling traditions between the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, focusing on shapeshifting spirit demons called baka/bacá. Read the entire book for free now!
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Advertisement for lecture at Aldrich House, Providence, Rhode Island, August 27th and 12:00 PM
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On Wednesday, August 27, from 12-1 PM, I’ll be giving a lecture sponsored by the R.I.H.S. on race, criminality, and the archive in early New England and the Atlantic world at the Aldrich House. If you’re in Providence, do consider attending!
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For an app that I only (reluctantly) joined to see what everyone’s reading / writing / publishing across #vastearlyamerica, I thought it appropriate that my first post be a photo from SHEAR where I had the privilege to present in excellent company, including the brilliant Joanne Pope Melish.
