Jessica Marie Johnson and Martha Jones discuss their Black Womanhood course on WYPR: The course is co-taught by Professor Martha S. Jones, the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, and Professor of History, at Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Professor Jessica Marie Johnson, Assistant Professor in the Center for Africana … Continue reading AUDIO: Johnson and Jones on #BlackWomanhood | WYPR
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BOOK: Jones on Race, Rights and Birthright Citizenship
Martha S. Jones, Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America (Cambridge University Press, 2018). via Cambridge: "Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in … Continue reading BOOK: Jones on Race, Rights and Birthright Citizenship
NEWS: How a Small Seminar Course Engaged Readers Everywhere – The Chronicle of Higher Education #blackwomanhood
The Chronicle's teaching newsletter covers the Black Womanhood course taught by Drs. Jessica Marie Johnson and Martha Jones at Johns Hopkins University. https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-a-Small-Seminar-Course/242886
BLOGROLL: Jones on Michelle Obama and the Black Women of the White House
Martha Jones puts Michelle Obama's portrait (painted by Amy Sherald) in powerful historical context: "These two images of Obama’s exposed arms bring history — that of black women and the White House — full circle. Images of black women in that iconic place have, since the nation’s founding, provoked questions about the character of our … Continue reading BLOGROLL: Jones on Michelle Obama and the Black Women of the White House
AUDIO: Martha Jones on “Who was Roger Taney?” | WYPR
Martha Jones and scholars discuss Roger Taney's legacy on WYPR: "One of his earliest decisions as the attorney general of the United States … turns on whether or not free African Americans are citizens because there's a question about whether or not they can obtain federal licenses to pilot boats along the coastal waters of the … Continue reading AUDIO: Martha Jones on “Who was Roger Taney?” | WYPR
DIGITAL: The Celia Project
New website for the Celia Project: A Research Collaboration on the History of Slavery and Sexual Violence: "In 1855 Missouri, an enslaved woman named Celia was tried, convicted, and ultimately executed for killing her owner. Celia confessed: She had tried to put a stop to what had been five years of sexual abuse. At the … Continue reading DIGITAL: The Celia Project
CONF: Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations
via the website: “Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations: A Symposium on the Atlantic World” seeks to explore the complicated relationship of race, citizenship, and national identity during the tumultuous long nineteenth century. By examining this connection in particular contexts within a broad Atlantic perspective, this symposium will contribute to a better understand … Continue reading CONF: Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations
CONF: CAAS at 40: Research and Community Partnerships (UMich)
"The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary with the conference, CAAS at 40: Research and Community Partnerships. "This three-day conference will feature a keynote lecture by the Detroit-based author and activist Grace Lee Boggs, musical performance by the neo-artist Dwele and the jazz pianist Randy Weston and his … Continue reading CONF: CAAS at 40: Research and Community Partnerships (UMich)
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