Emory Center for Digital Scholarship

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New from Southern Spaces: Steve Suitts examines how recent Supreme Court decisions have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, culminating in Louisiana v. Callais and its implications for minority voting rights in redistricting. Read the full essay: southernspaces.org/2026/how-cou...

How the Court Killed the Voting Rights Act

After more than a decade of decisions carving out vital parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the US Supreme Court issued in April 2026 its decision in Louisiana v. Callais destroying the Act’s remaini...

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Embedded Pedagogies has a cover! I liked this image of the ones that were shared because it shows someone reading a large music score alone in a rows of auditorium-style seating. The room is structured for a certain kind of interaction and a poor fit for what he is trying to do.

Cover of Embedded Pedagogies: Digital Humanities Teaching and the Infrastructure if Change. Shows a man reading a music score in an auditorium.

For #BlackHistoryMonth this week, I'll share video interviews with Black historians on the @ecds-emory.bsky.social Georgia Coast Atlas. Today: Amy Lotson Roberts, founder & Executive Director of the African American Heritage Coalition, St. Simons Island GA. www.georgiacoastatlas.org/collections/...

Amy Roberts on formation of the St. Simons Island African American Heritage Coalition | Georgia Coast Atlas

A video from the Georgia Coast Atlas.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth this week, I'm sharing video interviews with Black historians on the @ecds-emory.bsky.social Georgia Coast Atlas. Today: Dr. Edda Fields-Black, Dept. of History at Carnegie-Mellon U., on the role of enslaved people in rice cultivation. www.georgiacoastatlas.org/collections/...

Edda Fields-Black on African slaves' role in early Lowcountry rice cultivation | Georgia Coast Atlas

A video from the Georgia Coast Atlas.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth this week, I'm sharing video interviews with Black historians on the @ecds-emory.bsky.social Georgia Coast Atlas. Today: Dr. Melissa Cooper, Dept. of History at Rutgers U., on the myth of "cultural purity" on Georgia barrier islands. www.georgiacoastatlas.org/collections/...

Melissa Cooper on the African survivals debate and the myth of Sea Islanders purity via isolation | Georgia Coast Atlas

A video from the Georgia Coast Atlas.

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