Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, latest book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair UConn
Massachusetts, USA
Joined September 2015
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Historian here:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Historian here very nice write up on our panel in the UMass campus paper. umass.edu/news/article/how-w…
Happy Diwali 🪔 folks when we celebrate the triumph of good over evil, light driving out darkness. Raising a glass to American citizens who did this and my letter in our town paper showing how much the past shapes our present.
Historian of Reconstruction here. I am seeing this all over social media but Hiram Revels was the first black man to be elected to the Senate from Mississippi before Blance K. Bruce. Read what Garrison wrote about this event in #theriseandfallofthesecondamericanrepublic
And another clarification they were not elected but chosen by the state legislature pre Seventeenth Amendment. So a great achievement by @scott_colom the first elected by the people of Mississippi!
Historian here and slave trader and responsible for the massacre of black Union Army soldiers at Fort Pillow! Probably turning in his grave right about now!
Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom has flipped Forrest County, a once reliably Republican County named for Ku Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford Forrest mississippifreepress.org/sco…
Historian here if you are in the Providence area join me for this great Democracy project conference at Brown University today at 4. 30 pm. Register using the QR code in the poster!
America is back baby we even conquered the south! What’s the matter with Florida will be the new What’s the matter with Kansas. And from my neck of the woods getting rid of Susan Collins was just sweet! It’s been a great birthday!
Not a conspiracy theorist but our indefatigable Senator Chris Murphy (UConn alum BTW) suffered a stroke just days after he hinted that Trump might nuke Iran after the midterms?
Folks it’s my birthday today and all I want for it is a Blue Tsunami! Make it happen! Pretty pleeeeaassee!
Historian here happy Halloween so it is this woman running the department of education to the ground whose official social media account posted an anti historian anti universities anti students post for Halloween! nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
Historian here 500 free black Haitians fought in the French contingent with the Continental Army during the siege of Savannah in 1779 against the British.
What we said would happen is happening.
Republicans ending TPS for Haitians has led to incredible job loss, harming businesses and the local economy in communities like Springfield, Ohio.
Scapegoating hardworking immigrants hurts all of us.
ALT A mural on a brick wall displays the word "Springfield" in large letters with images inside each letter, followed by "Ohio" in cursive. Several small plants and shrubs line the base of the wall. The overlaid text discusses the economic impact of Haitian deportations in Springfield, Ohio, following the cancellation of their Temporary Protected Status by the Trump administration.
Indian American here deeply ashamed of this awful human being Vivek Ramaswamy. He is number one in the #desihallofshame
Opinion: Reckless behavior of this Ohio governor candidate can't be ignored. We're endorsing rival dispatch.com/story/opinion/e…
Historian here is this the Triple Axis of today?
This has been Putin's dream for years: That his country, with GDP per capita lower than Poland, unable to conquer Donbas since 2014, will be treated as an equal to the US and China.
wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f…
So Minnie took some family from India to see the America’s Founding exhibition at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. She was so proud of her little sister that she took this pic and sent it to me! Go check it out folks!
Happy Indian summer in New England from my yard! The colors are amazing this year. But find your local No Kings March today. Join us!
Historian of abolition here, Happy raid on Harper’s Ferry Day! John Browns body lies a moldering in the grave, his truth is marching on!
Historian here should someone tell Ken Paxton what remember the Alamo was all about? I thought they at least taught the history of the state in Texas! texastribune.org/2026/10/14/…
Historian here this is exactly what the abolitionists faced on the issue of slavery. Some rejected the church, others came out of pro slavery churches to form their own, still others worked to reform their churches from within. #theslavescause
I may not know which time zone I am in but looking forward to seeing former colleagues and friends in my old stomping ground UMass Amherst! There is also a livestream option if so inclined starting today at 11.30 am EDT umass.edu/dialogue/events/de…