Robert Greene II
@robgreeneii.bsky.social
Claflin University Associate Professor of History; AAIHS President; Co-Host *Our New South* podcast; Modjeska Simkins School Lead Instructor; historian, writer, Star Trek fan
Please enjoy this piece I wrote for @currentaffairs.bsky.social about the history of defending Black history, and the lessons it offers today: www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-h...
How to Defend Black History
Since the era of Reconstruction, Black historians have always fought to defend the truth against white supremacist mythology. In the second Trump administration, we must again.
currentaffairs.org
We come to it at last—the final #ScholarSunday thread before my Fall 2026 semester begins. So here it is, my 291st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
#ScholarSunday Thread 291 (8/30/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
We come to it at last—the final #ScholarSunday thread before my Fall 2026 semester begins. So here it is, my 291st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming ...
blackwhiteandread.com
An important read from @robgreeneii.bsky.social on white supremacy, Black history, and how "African Americans have experience protecting and nurturing their history in a hostile land." Stopping the past from being hidden and erased is essential for our future. www.currentaffairs.org/news/black-h...
How to Defend Black History
Since the era of Reconstruction, Black historians have always fought to defend the truth against white supremacist mythology. In the second Trump administration, we must again.
currentaffairs.org
Trying to do a lot of reading--and writing--in my evenings. I'm teaching M-F, with a class on MWF and three on T/Th, so the first two weeks of the semester have been a grind.
I missed yesterday's Birthday Best post, so have two to share this evening! First up, favorite posts from my 8th year of blogging, 2017-2018, which featured tributes to @silaslapham.bsky.social, @robgreeneii.bsky.social, & @erikloomis.bsky.social, & tons more AmericanStudying
August 8, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2017-2018 – Black and White and Read All Over
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog, leading up to a new post with 49...
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My apologies to folks who tag or contact me on here. I'm just not as active on this site as others are--so much social media these days lol.
A spatial analysis of marronage as resistance in comparative historical context. THE FLUID ARCHIVE @robgreeneii.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/walt...
The Gray Sage@walterdgreason.bsky.social · 2mo agoResistance is freedom. Thank you for sharing knowledge that moves us forward. wp.me/p92vE6-1hU
In my new piece in @theatlantic.com, I argue that the consensus about birthright citizenship extended far beyond elite legal circles to readers of newspaper advice columns and letters to the editor pages for well more than a century. nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Americans Once Understood Birthright Citizenship
Newspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is.
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
Fun to talk this film...but also jarring to realize how relevant it is. Give us a listen!
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 5mo agoPoliticians trying to buy elections! White supremacist parties! Nativism! Wait- did Timecop actually predict the future? Join in with me, @greenleejw.bsky.social @robgreeneii.bsky.social to talk about the movie you absolutely have to watch with new eyes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Coming to Reckoning with Jason Herbert tomorrow with guests @greenleejw.bsky.social & @robgreeneii.bsky.social. Subscribe now…before you run out of time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
@robgreeneii.bsky.social on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* s-usih.org/2026/02/robe...
Robert Greene II on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* | Society for US Intellectual History
Seth Rockman’s work, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery offers a tantalizing display of historical craftsmanship that should appeal to historians of material culture, antebellum-...
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Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson By @robgreeneii.bsky.social www.aaihs.org/remembering-...
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson - AAIHS
The passing of the Reverend Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) leaves the world without one of its major remaining ties to the Civil Rights era. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson embodied the Bla...
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"each section, on its own, would merit a monograph. But one of the strengths of @sethrockman.bsky.social writing is his ability to link these disparate parts of the material culture...into a strong compelling cohesive narrative" @robgreeneii.bsky.social @susih.bsky.social s-usih.org/2026/02/robe...
Robert Greene II on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* | Society for US Intellectual History
Seth Rockman’s work, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery offers a tantalizing display of historical craftsmanship that should appeal to historians of material culture, antebellum-...
s-usih.org
PS. & most especially, make sure to check out the more than 100 Guest Posts! Featuring students from FSU, @robinfield.bsky.social's classes, & beyond; as well as amazing scholars like @roopikarisam.bsky.social @robgreeneii.bsky.social & so so many more! americanstudier.blogspot.com/search/label...
AmericanStudies
One interesting American thing (a technical term, meaning a moment or event, a text, a controversy, an idea, a figure, or whatevertheheckelse I think of) per day, from Ben Railton, a professor of Amer...
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I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.
"Vulcans! If only the rest of the galaxy worked the way they think it does! If it were true, the Klingons would surrender just to avoid the endless lectures." CHAPTER 13 OF THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM - THE BALANCE OF TERROR - IS LIVE NOW edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/chapter-13.h...
U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on Maduro regime, sources say www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on Maduro regime, sources say
President Trump ordered strikes on sites inside Venezuela, including military facilities, U.S. officials told CBS News, ratchet up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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BREAKING: Hearing reports of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela. Source with family on the ground says people advising each other to shelter in place.
Just reading through this, it's such an extraordinary accomplishment.
The Last Founder --- (nascentnovice)@nascentnovice.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhat a colossal achievement — another astonishing book by @tranquilitypress.bsky.social of course, but also a showcase of just how massive and talented this community really is. 2026 is going to rock.
Makes me recall our conversation with star New Orleans chef Aarón Sanchez on our podcast Our New South podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... He wrote 'Where I Come From: Life Lessons From A Latino Chef’
All The Fixins
Podcast Episode · Our New South · 01/21/2025 · 56m
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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 9mo agoBreaking news: The Department of Homeland Security will start a new immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans, escalating its nationwide sweeps.
The re-segregation of America - for there is no other term for what is happening - is happening quietly and quickly, not through the courts and Congress but through the consent of private citizens who wanted it anyway
Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 10mo agothank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Grateful to Paul, his team, and the site's community for shedding some light on and giving some respect to sports design. I started specializing in this niche 35 years ago—there were probably 5 people total who were there with me. RIP Uni Watch uni-watch.com/2025/10/31/u...
Uni Watch: 1999–2025
After a long run, Uni Watch’s coverage of athletics aesthetics is coming to a close.
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the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem
D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51
D'Angelo Dead at 51
Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.
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