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Kathleen DuVal
@kathleenduval.bsky.social
Historian, UNC professor
Starting Sunday night on @pbs.org, watch me (and many others) in this guy’s film #AmericanRevolutionPBS @unumkenburns.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Big thanks to WSRE for a great visit to Pensacola to talk about the Gulf Coast in the American Revolution youtu.be/8cnngurIx08
Conversations with Jeff Weeks | Kathleen DuVal
YouTube video by WSRE PBS (Pensacola, FL)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“a reminder that the Revolution meant, and still means, different things to different people” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/a...
Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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✨ An inspiring evening at the NC State Archives with @unchistory.bsky.social profs Fitzhugh Brundage, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, and Joseph Glatthaar to celebrate the publication of Foundations of American Democracy.

Now available to all North Carolinians via a free digital edition on NC LIVE! 📚
October 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Our students need … deep context to fulfill their role as citizens, and to feel that they have a stake in the future of the country we share.” www.publicedworks.org/2025/09/hist...
History’s role in guiding NC students - Public Ed Works
EDITOR’S NOTE: The State Archives of North Carolina will host a free public discussion among four distinguished UNC-Chapel Hill historians on teaching the Foundations of American Democracy from 5:30-7...
www.publicedworks.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
September 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The American Philosophical Society is hosting my book talk in person and remote Oct. 7. Register here:
www.amphilsoc.org/events/nativ...
www.amphilsoc.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My friend Peter Giuliano has an amazing Substack about the history and science of food. Highly recommend! open.substack.com/pub/paxculin...
Pax Culinaria. chat
Join now in the Substack app
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September 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
August 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
August 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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this week on The Broadside from @wunc.org, an eye-opening, fascinating discussion with historian @kathleenduval.bsky.social about her Pulitzer-winning book about a millennium of Indigenous history on this continent. we covered so much & yet barely scratched the surface! www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
Changing the narrative on Native nations
Native Americans have a history that goes back millennia — rooted in generations of strength and resilience that continue to influence our world today.
www.wunc.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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UNUM on the Road continued last week in North Carolina with historian @kathleenduval.bsky.social

A featured voice in THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Professor DuVal explores how disputes over Native land helped ignite the Revolutionary War.
May 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Congratulations to the following AHA members who were recently honored by the Pulitzer Prize Board for 2025: Edda Fields-Black, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, Benjamin Nathans, and finalists @sethrockman.bsky.social, Rachel Nolan, and @davidgreenberg.bsky.social. 🗃️
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May 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Illegally firing an employee of the legislative branch to help Elon’s AI projects steal copyrighted work.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Trump fires top US copyright official
Democrats are alleging foul play.
www.politico.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“The average American eats 20 pounds of seafood each year—about three-fourths of which is imported. New tariffs will increase prices for and reduce consumption…. That could pit Americans' heart health against their wallets.” Op-ed today by Marty Smith www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/hidd...
The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs | Think Global Health
President Donald Trump's tariffs will raise seafood prices, which could undermine cardiovascular health
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
April 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“What Happens When Washington Runs Amok? Ask a Native American“ by the brilliant Keith Richotte www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: What happens when Washington runs amok? Ask a Native American
When forces unite with no care for the Constitution, the rule of law or anything you learned in civics class, you can end up with the entrenched overreach of the Plenary Power Doctrine.
www.latimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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If you like knowledge and life-saving medical research, if you like the vistas that higher education opens for young people, if you like campus life in all its messy glory... and also college sports, THEN this is the moment we have to talk about the true madness of what's happening in DC presently.
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Let's use #MarchMadness to reflect on why our society needs robust colleges and universities.

We won't have colleges and universities if the Musk/Trump Admin eliminates grants for essential research, destroys the financial aid system, and censors free thought and expression on campuses.
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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You've got 64 teams, the vast majority of which are public, community-serving, primarily non-elite students. Every single one of them is at risk.

If you love college sports, you've got to defend our colleges and universities!

Some of these schools may not exist to play in next year's tourney.
March 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I’m thrilled to share that Native Nations has won the Bancroft Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a...
Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The History Department at UNC Chapel Hill seeks a Teaching Professor to teach a 3:3 load, including the American Revolution and early American history unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/294...
December 29, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Reposted by Kathleen DuVal
Need a distraction from Election Day news coverage?

The N American continent is approx 160 million years old, yet we tend to focus on 3300 millionths of that history, the period between 1492-present.

@kathleenduval.bsky.social asks us to widen our view to 1,000 years of N American history.
Episode 397: Kathleen DuVal, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
The North American continent is approximately 160 million years old, yet in the United States, we tend to focus on what amounts to 3300 millionths of that history, which is the period between 1492 to ...
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November 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM