Aaron Fountain

What’s the last five-star book you read? ⭐️

What an honor. On March 11, I'll be delivering a lecture at my alma mater, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, regarding my book, "High School Students Unite!," which is currently a finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History.
@uncpress.bsky.social #booksky #skystorians

Near the White House, Hundreds of High School Students Protest ICE

NYT: Near the White House, hundreds of high school students protest ICE.

By Campbell Robertson and Callie Holtermann

Hundreds of students walked out of high schools across Washington on Friday for a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

How Black Students Fought for Justice in a Forgotten High School Sit‑In - UNC Press Blog For a timely read during Black History Month, we’re sharing a guest post by Aaron G. Fountain Jr., author of High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwa...

On the blog today @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social explores how Black students fought for justice in a forgotten school sit-in in 1968 Cincinnati, Ohio.

This is a timely read for Black History Month 👇

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#213 The Kids are Alright Decades before high school students were walking out of school to protest ICE, they embraced political activism against the Vietnam War and in favor of school desegration and expanding civil rights. I

Long before high school students were walking out against ICE, they were protesting the Vietnam War. Latest Have You Heard stars @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social, author of the fantastic book High School Students Unite!, on the power of teen activism past & present soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...

“High School Students Unite!” explores forgotten history of activism In his new book, historian Aaron Fountain uncovers the vital, yet forgotten role high school student activists played in reshaping the American education system.

I did a live, call-in show with Bay Area's KALW (NPR station). Because I was asked, I did go into detail about why I attended 8 different high schools in 3 states.

Katherine Harer, who appears in chapter 2 of the book, appears on the segment. #skystorians #booksky www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

And a great selection of books. Glad to see "High School Students Unite!" on the list for the @latimes.com Book Prize in History #booksky www.latimes.com/events/festi...

Los Angeles Times Book Prizes - Honorees and Awards Ceremony The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.

Did you hear? @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social's HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNITE! is a finalist for the @latimes.com Book Prize in History 👏

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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes - Honorees and Awards Ceremony The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.

I'm excited to announce that "High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America" is a finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History. #skystorians #booksky www.latimes.com/events/festi...

The book talk for High School Students Unite! with Ellen Wu and I at Morgenstern Books. Great turnout. #booksky #skystorians

Civics 101 How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is ...

I appeared on the latest episode of the New Hampshire NPR's show, Civic 101. It's titled:

"Why did the FBI keep tabs on high school students?

#skystorians #booksky

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Tonight

Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.

I can see the echoes from my book on 1960s and 1970s high school student activism #skystorians.

Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

How to Promote Your Book "Writing a great book is the easy part. Getting people to buy the book is wicked hard. Jan’s book shows you what promotion to do so you increase the possibility that your book becomes a bestseller.”—J...

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LMAO. Sometimes I ask it questions about information I know a lot about. It either gets things flatly wrong or over explains.

Some Mansfield High School students walkout in protest of ICE Students at five Mansfield ISD high schools walked out to protest ICE. District says absences were unexcused.

I was interviewed yesterday for this brief news story and appeared on camera via streamyard. A reporter reached out to me after a SMU professor recommended me since I recently published "High School Students Unite!" by @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians
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High School Students Unite! Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been well documented, the equally vital contribut...

I'm at work on a pod episode w/ Aaron Fountain, author of High School Students Unite! about 60/70's student activism. Key lessons: heavy handed crackdowns only generate more activism. As does teaching students about 'democracy' while silencing them uncpress.org/978146969182...

Come see Ellen Wu and I at Morgenstern Books in #Bloomington, IN on Tuesday, February 17 at 6pm. I'll be discussing my book, High School Students Unite!, and will have some artifacts with me. Registration is free: #booksky #skystorians morgensternbooks.com/event/2026-0...

My kids classmates staged a walk out today, so I sent him this time.com/7266632/hist...

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Come see Ellen Wu and I at Morgenstern Books in #Bloomington, IN on Tuesday, February 17 at 6pm. I'll be discussing my book, High School Students Unite!, and will have some artifacts with me. Registration is free: #booksky #skystorians morgensternbooks.com/event/2026-0...

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies | Policing Blackness YouTube video by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

This is the event that @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social @curlyprofessor.bsky.social @madameclair08.bsky.social, and I participated in at the Schomburg Center. #skystorians #booksky. It was an honor to be invited.
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I'm officially in NYC and checked in. Looking forward to tomorrow (also gald to be in the city for the first time since 2019).

High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America Book — Non-fiction. By Aaron G. Fountain Jr. 2025. 398 pages. Highlights the crucial impact of high school activists in the 1960s and 1970s.

Not only are stories about the CRM in the North too often ignored, but also the role of HS students.

Read invaluable book, "High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, & FBI Surveillance in Postwar America" by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social
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High school walkouts have been occurring across the nation. I look forward to discussing this long history in Harlem this week.

Poster with the four books being featured at next week's Schomburg event: Friedman's Carceral Apartheid, Fountain's High School Students Unite!, Davis' Police Against the Movement and Harris' Tell Her Story

Next Thursday 2/5 at the Schomburg Center at 6:30 EST, we will be having a timely conversation on "Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence & Surveillance" with LaShawn Harris, Joshua Clark Davis, Aaron Fountain, and Brittany Friedman. Please join us in person or online!

High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, & FBI Surveillance in Postwar America YouTube video by Charis Circle

The virtual book talk I did on Saturday for High School Students Unite! #booksky youtu.be/I27n3AF9bUw?...

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Looking forward to our discussion on "Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence, and Surveillance" this Thursday at the Schomburg with @madameclair08.bsky.social @curlyprofessor.bsky.social @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social and Robyn Spencer-Antoine!

I've been doing the same since losing my job at the Smithsonian. I had a book come out in December and have been reading more fiction.

This event is tonight and quite relevant as high school students nationwide yesterday walked out of school against ICE raids. Come join us at 730pm #booksky