Author of Soul City and The Great Dissent. RFK Book Award and Hooks National Book Award Winner. Constitutional law professor at Seton Hall.
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@HealyProf has received the @HooksInstitute National Book Award for his most recent book, Soul City. Read more here: hubs.li/Q01r6Yvz0
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Lots to dislike in Bruen, but one of the biggest problems is requiring lower courts to conduct historical inquiries without any direction on how to do so. In Bruen, the Court cobbled together the supposedly relevant history from statements in the parties’ and the amici’s briefs.
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Did you miss our February North Carolina Reads Book Event? You can watch the full recorded program on our YouTube page! This event featured author @HealyProf and Dr. Kofi Boone in conversation about the book "Soul City." @NEHgov
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A lot of great books here, by @JMchangama @jon_rauch @JonHaidt @tmbejan @HealyProf & @ericberkowitz4
THREAD: Free speech culture didn’t come out of nowhere, it’s been built on the foundation of centuries of conflict, philosophy & law. If you want to brush up on the history, look no further than my #FreeSpeech Culture Study List. 1/18
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What I am reading: Grey Bees by Ukrainian author @AKurkov, translated by @BorisDralyuk, and published by @DeepVellum. Also, Soul City by @HealyProf, a selection in the @NCHumanities state wide readalong.
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The @nytimesbooks highlights SOUL CITY by @HealyProf and AMERICAN DELIRIUM by Betina González (translated by @_heathercleary), now in paperback! Check out their full list here: ow.ly/13SF50IjRvm
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We just launched our annual membership drive at @TPM. If you're a member or a reader who hasn't become a member yet, we'd so appreciate if you could take a moment to read this post. Thank you! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog… via @TPM
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“The Great Dissent” by @HealyProf details how thinkers like Learned Hand & Harold Laski persuaded Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes to reinterpret the #FirstAmendment to actually mean something in the real world. 10/18
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Now in paperback, SOUL CITY by @HealyProf!
The @nytimesbooks calls it, “One of the greatest least-told stories in American history...Healy does an excellent job recounting the details.” On sale now from @MetropolitanBks. Get it here: ow.ly/X4Yn50Ie8PE
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On February 28 join #NCHumanities for our first-ever North Carolina Reads book club event to hear @HealyProf and @KBbop discuss "Soul City!" This virtual event is free and you do not need to have read the book to attend. See you there! Register: bit.ly/3pdKUJJ _ @NEHgov
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Of Course It’s Fine for Biden to Pledge to Nominate a Black Woman talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog… via @TPM
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TONIGHT on #1on1 @HealyProf Professor of Law @SetonHallLaw and Author, “Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia,” discusses the history of #SoulCity, an attempt to build a city devoted to #RacialEquality.
7p & 11:30p @MyNJPBS 12:30a @ThirteenWNET
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Last week to get your FREE North Carolina Reads book copies! Individual requests: bit.ly/3Gkbnvl - Group requests: bit.ly/3owEa9S Our statewide book club features 5 books that explore issues of equality & the history and culture of NC. nchumanities.org/program/nor…
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SOUL CITY by @HealyProf has been chosen as the first book in the North Carolina Reads statewide book club! North Carolina residents can get a free copy of the book if they request it by the end of this week—learn more here: ow.ly/wtIL50H6mOV .@NCHumanities. @MetropolitanBks
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NC Humanities presents North Carolina Reads: a statewide book club featuring 5 books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equality and the history and culture of NC. Get your free copies of the book(s) & join us at an event starting Feb 2022: nchumanities.org/program/nor…
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Join us on November 11th for a conversation about Soul City, @HealyProf's new book, moderated by Michelle Alexander, a columnist for the @nytimes and author of @thenewjimcrow. There will be a Q&A from the audience followed by a reception. Register today! hubs.li/H0-4vKY0
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"@HealyProf tells the story of SOUL CITY with a historian’s eye for detail & the impassioned commitment of the partisan." Read @AncillaryReview's full review of Thomas Healy's SOUL CITY! ow.ly/eHzy50Gdkam @MetropolitanBks
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In the late 1960s, a Black lawyer had the vision to build a city that would take the idea of Black capitalism and personify it through owning businesses, factories, land, an airport and so much more. bit.ly/3zkGe6W
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New Town, Black Utopia: @JoePLDavidson1 reviews SOUL CITY by Thomas Healy (@MetropolitanBks). ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2…