Tag: books

  • Absolute Americanism (31 May 2026)

    The deep origins of the paramilitary actions by state and federal police have roots in the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey. Absolute Americanism: The Spatial, Educational, and Institutional Legacy of Whiteness in New Jersey (1920–2026) Introduction: The Myth of Northern Exceptionalism The popular understanding of white supremacy in the United States routinely suffers from…

  • Shifting Landscapes: Global Launch (1 April 2026)

    Join us to celebrate the launch of Shifting Landscapes in a virtual panel discussion with museum staff and our national team of historians. Join us for a panel and Q&A to celebrate the launch of our new virtual tour of Gallier House, Shifting Landscapes: Slavery and the Built Environment! Featuring members of the museum staff…

  • Love America? Teach the Truth! (10 January 2026)

    On Saturday, January 10, 2026, the American Historical Association hosted its Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a panel of distinguished educators featuring Jessica Ellison (National Council for History Education), Jennifer Baniewicz (Amos Alonzo Stagg High School), Julian Maxwell Hayter (University of Richmond), and Amy Godfrey Powers (Waubonsee Community College), and Annie Evans (New American…

  • Peace in the Twenty-Second Century: An Afrofuturist History (20 February 2025)

    Peace in the Twenty-Second Century: An Afrofuturist History (20 February 2025)

    PEACE IN THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY: An Afrofuturist History Professor Walter D. Greason, Ph.D. Welcome and thank you to the amazing people who could join us here tonight. This day started in early September 1978. My parents, David Harlan and Wilma Ham Greason, made everything possible. This presentation is dedicated to their memory. History is a…