Next Monday (July 27), I'm giving a virtual talk on the Escapes of David George for the Ashland Public Library and a consortium of other small Massachusetts libraries. It's free, and since it's virtual you don't need to be in Mass. to attend! Register here: tinyurl.com/apl-250-7272...

Next Monday (July 27), I'm giving a virtual talk on the Escapes of David George for the Ashland Public Library and a consortium of other small Massachusetts libraries. It's free, and since it's virtual you don't need to be in Mass. to attend! Register here: tinyurl.com/apl-250-7272...

Tomorrow in Philadelphia! support.librarycompany.org/event/the-es... Reception at 5:30, talk at 6:00.

“It’s not coming home.” Ironically, the English football reality and The British Museum’s slogan

Next week, I'll be talking about The Escapes of David George at the Library Company of Philadelphia (founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731)! The event is free, but you need to register for a ticket: support.librarycompany.org/event/the-es... #AmRev #bskystorians

The only thing better than a book is a book you didn't pay full price for 🤭 You can use code 01HISTORY250 for 35% off + free US shipping on orders over $75 on all history books (distributed books not included) on our site all month long 🙌

Next week, I'll be talking about The Escapes of David George at the Library Company of Philadelphia (founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731)! The event is free, but you need to register for a ticket: support.librarycompany.org/event/the-es... #AmRev #bskystorians

Just went to sign off an email “Cheers, Greg,” but accidentally typed “Beers, Greg” instead. How’s your Tuesday morning going?

98/158 2026 Official Submission #MAAHStoneAtoZ @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social

​🚨 BREAKING: Shocking reports and footage show police brutally assaulting young demonstrators on the bridge between Ohio and Kentucky. The group was protesting Trump’s policies when police responded with extreme force.

The team of IN THE SAME SEA is happy to share a dataset about nearly 7,000 enslaved fugitives in Lesser Antilles. Read more at: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jsdp/ar... Download at: dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?per... Watch at: experience.arcgis.com/experience/2... 🍀🌊🌞

Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.

oh permanent full-time pre-1800 job at Limerick! Deadline 14 August -- start of the job in January 2027. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU993/a... #earlymodern #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Jobfairy

Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) at University of Limerick

Apply for the Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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Honored to see The Escapes of David George in @csmonitor.bsky.social‘s “The American Revolution in 5 Books!” www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture... #AmRev #bskystorians #amreading

The American Revolution in 5 books: Triumph and tragedy

The 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States brings a bounty of books assessing the period’s ideals and figures.

csmonitor.com

Honored to see The Escapes of David George in @csmonitor.bsky.social‘s “The American Revolution in 5 Books!” www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture... #AmRev #bskystorians #amreading

The American Revolution in 5 books: Triumph and tragedy

The 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States brings a bounty of books assessing the period’s ideals and figures.

csmonitor.com

Dear England, I know you’re new at heat waves, but it might help to nix your insane law that only allows windows in hotel rooms to open an inch. Sincerely, The rest of the world PS. For context, the drop outside is 2 feet.

Nice story about Juneteenth in the @larchmontbuzz.bsky.social , which draws on my recent event about The Escapes of David George, with Jody David Armour, at the great Chevalier's Books in L.A.: larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-vi...

Juneteenth in this Semiquincentennial Year - Larchmont Buzz - Hancock Park News

Juneteenth is both a celebration of freedom and a reminder of how long that freedom took to reach everyone it was promised to.

larchmontbuzz.com

“Reevaluating every research grant w/ a political lens each time a new party is in power could end America’s scientific progress and leadership.” China now leads R&D investment. The EU courts US scientists w/ promises of stability that is lacking here. The threat is real. 🧪 archive.today/5T64n

I’ve spent 40 years in research. I have never seen a threat to science like the new grantmaking rule

“American science is too valuable to be turned into a political football,” writes David J. Skorton, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Nice story about Juneteenth in the @larchmontbuzz.bsky.social , which draws on my recent event about The Escapes of David George, with Jody David Armour, at the great Chevalier's Books in L.A.: larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-vi...

Juneteenth in this Semiquincentennial Year - Larchmont Buzz - Hancock Park News

Juneteenth is both a celebration of freedom and a reminder of how long that freedom took to reach everyone it was promised to.

larchmontbuzz.com

Hydration break in Haiti vs. Scotland when it’s 74 degrees? I guess soccer plays quarters now instead of halves so FIFA and the networks can sell more commercials.

Nice article today by @liviagershon.bsky.social about an essay I wrote on the slave trade's importance to the growth of Charleston in 2017. Why now? I don't know! But I'm thankful for the write-up, especially for opening access to my essay normally behind a paywall. daily.jstor.org/how-the-slav...

How the Slave Trade Built Charleston - JSTOR Daily

The city's prosperity grew from a system that trafficked human beings and turned their lives into profit.

daily.jstor.org

Nice article today by @liviagershon.bsky.social about an essay I wrote on the slave trade's importance to the growth of Charleston in 2017. Why now? I don't know! But I'm thankful for the write-up, especially for opening access to my essay normally behind a paywall. daily.jstor.org/how-the-slav...

How the Slave Trade Built Charleston - JSTOR Daily

The city's prosperity grew from a system that trafficked human beings and turned their lives into profit.

daily.jstor.org

Wealthy plantation owners traveled a great distance to meet arriving ships. And workers—many of them enslaved—also arrived in town, bringing food and firewood to inns and taverns and helping to deliver newly arrived captives to the plantations. daily.jstor.org/how-the-slav...

How the Slave Trade Built Charleston - JSTOR Daily

The city's prosperity grew from a system that trafficked human beings and turned their lives into profit.

daily.jstor.org

The @historians.org Exec Committee, that's the 3 presidents and the 3 vice presidents (I'm one) have posted a statement abt the upcoming Council elections. I don't speak for the AHA or the EC here, just for myself-- but want to note a few things that seemed important in concurring on this statement.

With the new q1 GDP growth number coming in today at 1.6% what the data tells us that Trump has seen the lowest GDP growth on his watch of any American President since Hoover. 1/

Not a good thing to have your name as president followed by the words “since Hoover,” especially when it comes to economics.

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With the new q1 GDP growth number coming in today at 1.6% what the data tells us that Trump has seen the lowest GDP growth on his watch of any American President since Hoover. 1/

I had a great conversation with @jmadelman.bsky.social about my new book for the latest episode of the great Ben Franklin’s World podcast. Check it out! benfranklinsworld.com/episode-441-...

I had a great conversation with @jmadelman.bsky.social about my new book for the latest episode of the great Ben Franklin’s World podcast. Check it out! benfranklinsworld.com/episode-441-...

Pope Leo XIV makes a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery

History’s first U.S.-born pope, whose family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners, delivered the apology in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” (Magnificent Humanity), which was released Monday.

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What if freedom during the Revolution meant leaving America? This week at @bfworld.bsky.social I interview @gogogomalley.bsky.social about the extraordinary story of David George. #America250 #Revolution250 #podcasts benfranklinsworld.com/441