Such awful violence. In #RacePlaceandMemory ch 5 I documented the growth of far rt groups in SENC. Former military led attacks against civilians in Wilmington in 1971 and their presence only grew after Wilm 10 trial farce. Today fits a pattern. www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Hi. I’m currently leading #campushistory #publichistory #RacePlaceandMemory work at my VA university, part of broader movement. Long 19thC US social, cultural ethnohistorian. I am reading Animal Vegetable Miracle for fun, Resistance from the Right by @laurenlshepherd.bsky.social for class.
Finally! I argued same thing happened in Wilm NC 1898–local elites attacked a Blk neighborhood to “put down a riot” so they could effect a coup d’etat. Many cities followed the “Wilm Way.” #RacePlaceandMemory
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
I’m not at #AHA25 but my press is! I had such a good experience with Florida- happy to promote them. #RacePlaceandMemory grew from my work with 1898 Centennial; I used Wilm NC 1740-2010 to explore broader themes in US communities. upf.com/book.asp?id=...
While American Coup, a simplified, modern account of the Wilm coup of 1898 is running on PBS, I again urge people to read my book, #RacePlaceandMemory, which reestablishes the coup’s actual origins & history. @floridapress.bsky.social has lots of discounts! upf.com/book.asp?id=...
My book #RacePlaceandMemory puts the 1898 Wilm NC coup in it’s proper context as 1 of dozens of antiblk attacks, 1740s-2000s; I correct the false dominant narrative that it was led by outsiders in Raleigh. As PBS airs a new doc about 1898, please read the real story! 30% off: upf.com/book.asp?id=...
Cover of book titled black powder white lace. It has a historical photo of a family group.
Can’t ver of a book titled race place and memory that has a historic 1950s photo of a parade float carrying white men dressed as blackface minstrels.
Hello, all. Interdisc #AmericanStudier #publichistorian here. Currently working on #campusHistory projects. Past work includes #RacePlaceandMemory & #BlackPowderWhiteLace. I also post about #highered, #facultyaffairs, #GenEd, #civicengagement, gardens, food, cocktails.