American Culture and History prof at U of Michigan. I write and teach on race, culture, & the U.S. South. Opinions are my own.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joined November 2013
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The conversation we should be having about blackface. My take for the @washingtonpost Made By History: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
Detroit suburbs grapple with the history of being anti-Black ‘sundown towns’ bridgedetroit.com/detroit-su… via @BryceHuffman313
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Every 4 hours for the last 2 wks I have gotten emails telling me more about sundown towns. Here's an example. "I just found your web site about sundown towns. Thank you for your important work. I just learned about sundown towns. I had never heard the term before ... [cont.]
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Before we get into the heart of our discussion on Sundown Towns, I need to give special credit to @JamesWLoewen who is the leading researcher on the subject. Indeed, his website (sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundown…) and book are wonderful starting points for anyone interested in the subject.
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We who believe in freedom 'bout to drop this in October!
Essays by @todd_moye @civilrights_lit @AndersonMonarch @Sberrey @tashaspeaks @CharlesLHughes2 @hogan1_wesley @snccdigital @charliecobbjr @emilyecrosby @KingShannon23 @DeanLangPSU @S_L_Alexander @jakobiwill and more!
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At noon on Wednesday, May 22, as part of the department’s #HistoryIsLunch series, @Sberrey, professor of history at the University of Michigan, will discuss his book "The Jim Crow Routine: Everyday Performances of Race, Civil Rights, and Segregation in Mississippi."
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Along with teaching the curriculum on slavery and the Civil War from @Tolerance_org, these podcasts are crucial for Social Studies teachers: Slavery & the Civil War, Part 1 – w/ Dr. Bethany Jay traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ha… #sschat #podcasts #teaching #teachinghistory
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PhD student from Umich asking Murray to defend statements from his Bell Curve book about black intelligence
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#OnThisDay in 1963, Medger Evers, an advocate for social justice and economic opportunity, was shot and killed in his home by a Klansman.
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"The Jim Crow Routine: Everyday Performances of Race, Civil Rights & Segregation in MS" rev'd bit.ly/1Yjwe5E @uncpressblog @Sberrey
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The Jim Crow Routine by @Sberrey shows how everyday interactions "made, remade & unmade Jim Crow" #BlackHistoryMonth
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My new book, Ku-klux: The Birth of the Klan is out, and 40% off at UNC Press. uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book…
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Today @ccamrun2 provides a list of New Releases in African American Intellectual History aaihs.org/new-releases-in-af… #BlkTwitterstorians