I teach African American history at the University of Maryland, College Park. Howard University alum.
Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass never knew his birthday. Remembering his mother once called him "Little Valentine," he later chose to celebrate his birth on Valentine's Day. February was chosen as #BlackHistoryMonth in part to honor Douglass & Lincoln.
ALT Historic black and white photo portrait of Frederick Douglass with graying hair and a beard wearing a suit and bow tie.
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"Those who have no record of what their
forebears have accomplished lose the
inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history."
- Carter G. Woodson
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"It felt like a punchline to a sick joke: A world leader funding Israel's ethnic cleansing in Gaza finally got around to wondering exactly who was being cleansed." buff.ly/49tArQs
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Huge thank you to the Miller Center at University of Maryland and @cjamesbonner for the truly invigorating book chapter workshop today!! So many excellent questions and insights prompting me to grapple with themes and methods in my book project in truly interesting ways!
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The OAH is excited to announce the appointment of 28 U. S. historians to the Distinguished Lectureship Program. Read more about the news: ow.ly/xjyA50TwE4n
Meet the new OAH Speakers! ow.ly/rOw350TwE4l
#OAHLecturer
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My book is now being shipped!!
Order with code PENN-BERNIER30: pennpress.org/9781512826470/…
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Everyone at the DNC speaks for Palestine, except for Palestinians: defector.com/everyone-at-the…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on DNC: “Despite the appeals of Palestinian American delegates and activists, no Palestinian American is scheduled to address the convention from the main stage. I suspect this is because of what such a speaker might feel compelled to say” vanityfair.com/news/story/dn…
Very happy to have an essay published in the @JCWE1 !!!
Today’s #Muster previews the March 2024 @JCWE1 issue. Please read the editors’ note and then the rest of the volume at your leisure. wp.me/p1ZRcM-18p
Christopher Bonner retweeted
Today’s #Muster previews the March 2024 @JCWE1 issue. Please read the editors’ note and then the rest of the volume at your leisure. wp.me/p1ZRcM-18p