How Maps Reveal, and Conceal, History
A few years ago, an editor at the British Library Press who was familiar with…
Browsing: Distinguished Lecturers
Finding Emily A Story of Historical Recovery
Researching local history can be one of the most vexing and rewarding experiences in a…
OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program at 35
Annette Windhorn has coordinated the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program since 2001. The OAH Distinguished Lectureship…
“The Ones I’m Missing”: Roots, Episode 4
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“I Decided to Live”: Roots, Episode 3
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“Never Let Them Put the Chains on Your Mind”: Roots, Episode 2
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“The Shame Is Not Ours”: Roots, Episode 1
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
Underground: The Modern Story of Enslaved Runaways
Every Wednesday for the past month, Twitter has lit up with comments about the new…
Thinking about Shirley Chisholm during the Current Presidential Primaries
“I ran because someone had to do it first. In this country everybody is supposed…
From Roots to The Book of Negroes: Black Slavery and the General Viewing Audience
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is an associate professor of Black Studies and History at the University…