Prof. Martha Jones new book, Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America, will be available in print edition this weekend! She was recently interviewed by the New York Times in an article titled, “The History Behind the Birthright Citizens Battle” where she discussed how the 19th-century drive for African-American citizenship connects with today’s immigration […]

JHU historians weigh in on “uncovering new understandings, not only about historic topics such as slavery, but also about more contemporary issues such as redlining, incarceration, and the Black Lives Matter movement” in the article “Through a New Lens” featured in the Spring 2018 issue of the JHU Arts & Sciences Magazine. “Through a New […]

2018 Annual Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Conference on “Spain and the American Revolution” June 8-10, 2018 Gilman Hall, Room 50 JHU Homewood Campus Please see the conference program for more information.

Congratulations to Professor Lawrence Jackson on winning the Mystery Writers of America 2018 Edgar Award in the ‘Best Critical/Biographical’ category for his book Chester B. Himes: A Biography! Chester B. Himes has also won the ‘Best Book’ category for the 2018 Best of Baltimore and the 2018 Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s Literary Award […]

Congratulations to Professor Martha Jones on being selected as the keynote speaker for the Spring 2018 commencement ceremony for the University of Michigan-Flint!

Congratulations to Professor Elizabeth Thornberry on receiving a Davis Center Fellowship for 2018-19!