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In the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife on CSPAN
The book is a compilation of letters sent between African Americans during the Civil War.
Read MoreRita Roberts Named Finalist for 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography and professor of history and Africana studies, was named a 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize finalist for her book I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife: African American Letters of Love and Family in the Civil War Era.
Read MoreIn the Media: Rita Roberts’ I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife Included in Oprah Daily‘s List of Holiday Gift Books
The book is a compilation of letters sent between African Americans during the Civil War.
Read More61´«Ã½ Honors Retiring Faculty
This spring, 61´«Ã½ honors retiring faculty and thanks them for their years of teaching and service.
Read MoreMonet Massac ’21 Explores US Haitian Identity in Summer Research Project
To understand how Haitian immigrants negotiated their identity on US soil, Monet Massac ’21, granddaughter of Marie Massac, is embarking on a summer research project that explores how Haitian migrants from the 1970s–90s navigate the racial terrain of the United States.
Read MoreIn the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses Racist Corporate Symbols in USA Today
In USA Today, Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography Chair and Professor of History and Africana Studies, discussed how Aunt Jemima and other racist corporate symbols have reinforced white supremacy beyond the breakfast table.
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