Moments before the Prichard City Council voted to hold a public hearing on a proposed moratorium on data centers, officials announced that an application for a $93 million development had already been submitted to the city.
Julia Brock
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Public historian, University of Alabama Views my own.
The book is out and available, in full open access with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 🚨 Thank you to the @c2dh.uni.lu for the open access. 11 chapters about the public fabric of history in Europe. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... @ncph.bsky.social @ifphexplorers.bsky.social
Here at UCS, we love our public lands and the wildlife that call them home. That's why we condemn the Trump administration's latest anti-science effort to strip nest and habitat protections for threatened and endangered species.
Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
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“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com
The NCPH #Advocacy Committee can help folks leave public feedback on the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed rule change for federal grants, which would have a chilling effect on DEI-related #history work. If you want to leave feedback but need support, sign up: https://loom.ly/3m7OFzc
Sad to learn of Carlo Ginzburg's passing. His work very much inspired my own, from the selection of subjects to the attention to detail. 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/b...
Carlo Ginzburg, Who Told the History of the Obscure, Dies at 87
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Know of a Juneteenth event in your community? Submit it. We're building a statewide calendar that actually reflects what's happening in every part of Mississippi, and we can’t do it without you. buff.ly/tXoA1lw
first long-form interview about *Mississippi Law* with Michael Stauch @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! hear abt policing under Jim Crow authoritarianism, liberal collaboration, and the ways folks fought/fight back. grateful to Mike for his deep engagement with the book. open.spotify.com/episode/4cMJ...
Justin Randolph, "Mississippi Law: Policing and Reform in America’s Jim Crow Countryside (UNC Press, 2026)
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The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
Here it is, my 273rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 273 (4/26/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 273rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! No...
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Huge thanks to @lynnprobbins.bsky.social for the great conversation and the whole REVOLUTIONS IN RETROSPECT team for putting the final product together. It was such fun! 🗃️ cc. @sonyabonczek.bsky.social; @uncpress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPvS...
The Women of Rendezvous with Jenny Shaw I Revolutions in Retrospect
YouTube video by Primary Source Media
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In 1969, Carrie Coleman Robinson, a Black school librarian in Alabama, brought a landmark case to the U.S. District Court against the state's Department of Education—one that reveals much about the Jim Crow South and librarianship in the civil rights era. #ALA150 Read more: https://bit.ly/4tPI0db
Historian here join us for this great event tomorrow evening on zoom hosted by the Library of America on voices from the Jim Crow era. www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-fro...
Voices from a Century of Struggle: Writings of the Jim Crow Era
Tyina L. Steptoe, Keisha N. Blain, and Manisha Sinha discuss crucial texts that explore the courageous struggle for racial equality
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Birmingham’s J. Mason Davis, a prominent attorney and civil rights figure, has died: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/legendary-alabama-civil-rights-activist-dead-at-90.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Attending our mini-con in DC? Propose a two-minute strategy presentation or a breakout session topic, and list a few specific threats that public historians are facing to help focus the event's conversations at: https://ncph.org/conference/realizing-the-power-of-history/call-for-participants-form/
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/hbcus-in-alabama-history-impact-and-why-they-still-matter.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky Beyond their historical roots, Alabama HBCUs have made an economic and cultural impact across the state.
NEW: Profs. Martha Jones and @brennancenter.org Historians Council Member Kate Masur filed an amicus brief in the upcoming Supreme Court case involving Trump’s attempt to unconstitutionally strip birthright citizenship 🧵
Are you thinking about #consulting but aren’t sure what to charge for your services? Join us for “Pricing Strategies for Professionals in #PublicHistory” on Monday, March 2 to better understand the value of your labor and find a pricing structure. https://community.ncph.org/event/PricingStrategies
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#ScholarSunday Thread 263 (2/15/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
Celebrating Presidents in 2026? Fraught as hell, but what’s not is celebrating all the great public scholarship in my 263rd #ScholarSunday thread of writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books. Add mor...
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Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
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As usual, Jennifer Schuessler at NYT has the most complete story of what has transpired in the National Park Service over the past several days. Not just in Philly, but across the country. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History
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The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
Public history colleagues: come check out what I’ve been working on for the last year.
American Association for State and Local History@aaslh.org · 7mo agoRegistration is now open for Data, Equity, and the History Workforce, a two-day virtual summit hosted by AASLH on March 17 – 18. The summit will explore who works in public history today, how they're paid, and how they experience their work. Register at tinyurl.com/bdd8tmvp.
NCPH and @usaconservation.bsky.social Mellon Humanities Program designed a series to help #PublicHistorians and #PublicHumanitarians get our heads around #genAI technology and its impact on our work. https://ncph.org/conference/ethics-ai-and-the-public-humanities/
U of Alabama alumni raise solidarity funds for suspended student magazines! “Your decision to suspend these publications not only violates these students’ First Amendment rights, it also tarnishes the reputation of the U of Alabama as a space that welcomes all students.” — U of Alabama AAUP
University of Alabama alumni organize fundraiser for suspended student magazines | Alabama Reflector
The $25,000 fundraiser will raise funds for equipment, printing student workspaces and student salaries for Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice.
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
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Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 250! (11/16/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more ...
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It's New Books Tuesday 🙌 Check out these two new titles publishing today uncpressblog.com/2025/11/04/n...
New This Week: November 4th - UNC Press Blog
It’s New Books Tuesday and publishing today we have two new releases that offer fresh perspectives on race, space, and power in the United States. The Undesirable Many, part of our acclaimed Justice, ...
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