Stephanie Richmond
@profrichmond.bsky.social
Historian of gender and race in the Atlantic world. Currently working on a #digitalhistory project tracing Virginians trafficked in the domestic slave trade. Parenting, pet photos, knitting and fiddle playing may also appear.
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I’m so happy to see so many people I haven’t heard from or talked to in ages on here! I’ve missed the community of scholars on social media. Both lots and not much has changed for me since I was last active on scholarly social media.
New publication!
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
New publication!
The world is on fire and I just cannot any more.
August 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The world is on fire and I just cannot any more.
Stopped for lunch on the way to work and sat and watched a navy ship being towed to the repair docks. This was the site of docks for the domestic slave trade and enslaved workers labored in the Navy Yard across the river. The Elizabeth River is stained with the blood of black and brown folks.
August 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Stopped for lunch on the way to work and sat and watched a navy ship being towed to the repair docks. This was the site of docks for the domestic slave trade and enslaved workers labored in the Navy Yard across the river. The Elizabeth River is stained with the blood of black and brown folks.
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You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
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Sure, let's do that. I'm sure that the humanities are why they're shutting down vaccines and telescopes and weather monitoring. Trump will restore all funding if Yale stops teaching history.
August 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sure, let's do that. I'm sure that the humanities are why they're shutting down vaccines and telescopes and weather monitoring. Trump will restore all funding if Yale stops teaching history.
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Historian friends, I'd love to see your syllabi based on American Yawp! Got any to share?
August 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Historian friends, I'd love to see your syllabi based on American Yawp! Got any to share?
Worked on syllabi and managed to break Blackboard as per usual. Giving up for the day.
August 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Worked on syllabi and managed to break Blackboard as per usual. Giving up for the day.
Back to school shopping included some new dog toys. Dino has a new best friend.
August 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Back to school shopping included some new dog toys. Dino has a new best friend.
Just had one of those moments where you are sitting at a coffee shop and snippets of the conversation next to you filter through your concentration and you have the knee jerk reaction to tell the woman sitting there to run. #redflag
August 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Just had one of those moments where you are sitting at a coffee shop and snippets of the conversation next to you filter through your concentration and you have the knee jerk reaction to tell the woman sitting there to run. #redflag
It will hurt non elite schools more than elite ones, endowments will protect the survival of the Ivies and other R1s.
That Trump II's assault on higher education hurts ALL schools, not just the "elite" ones, is all the more reason that universities and colleges should recognize the benefits of collective action and work together to push back.
This is the most important thing to read on Trump's higher ed war. It's not "Harvard vs. trade schools." It's the same ecosystem and all parts are essential. Research breakthroughs need skilled labor to manufacture/fix them. Jobs & communities are at risk. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...
August 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It will hurt non elite schools more than elite ones, endowments will protect the survival of the Ivies and other R1s.
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
It's important to note here that we're not just talking about faculty & university staff. 100s of U.S. colleges are in towns or small cities where they form the major industry & lifeblood of the community. Loss of students -> loss of rent $, restaurant $, bars, bookstores, gaming stores...
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
Picked the first actual harvest of figs from my trees! The squirrels got to some but it’s enough for a jar of jam!
July 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Picked the first actual harvest of figs from my trees! The squirrels got to some but it’s enough for a jar of jam!
Everytime I read another news piece on deportation, Alligator Alley or families being torn apart they ring in awful similarity to the stories I’m uncovering from the domestic slave trade. Just transcribed the record of the sale of three little boys between 5 and 12 years old. No mention of parents.
July 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Everytime I read another news piece on deportation, Alligator Alley or families being torn apart they ring in awful similarity to the stories I’m uncovering from the domestic slave trade. Just transcribed the record of the sale of three little boys between 5 and 12 years old. No mention of parents.
Things no one tells you about doing digital history: your eyes are permanently exhausted from staring at screens and doing data entry/QA.
July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Things no one tells you about doing digital history: your eyes are permanently exhausted from staring at screens and doing data entry/QA.
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Is Stephen Douglas behind this?
Breaking News: Union Pacific agreed to buy Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal, a merger that would create the first coast-to-coast U.S. rail network.
Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal
The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.
nyti.ms
July 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Is Stephen Douglas behind this?
I’m spending my week at music camp and it’s a good reminder about how humbling learning new skills is. Nothing like being back in the student seat to remind you that learning is exhausting even when it is fun.
July 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m spending my week at music camp and it’s a good reminder about how humbling learning new skills is. Nothing like being back in the student seat to remind you that learning is exhausting even when it is fun.
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This isn’t just a bill.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
Judd Legum explains 7 of the things in Trump's megabill:
1. Cuts $930B from Medicaid
2. 16M lose health ins
3. Slashes food asst for poor families by $186B
4. Lower incomes for bottom 40% of families
5. Increases deficit by $3.3T
6. $45B for new immigration jails
7. Billions for defense contractors
1. Cuts $930B from Medicaid
2. 16M lose health ins
3. Slashes food asst for poor families by $186B
4. Lower incomes for bottom 40% of families
5. Increases deficit by $3.3T
6. $45B for new immigration jails
7. Billions for defense contractors
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
The Republican reconciliation legislation, which Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill," is massive.
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This isn’t just a bill.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
My take on the NARA2 restrictions from someone who did records service at NARA1 for 6 years: the public facing staff probably heard only what the public was told at the same time or 5 minutes before the notice went up. NARA staff work very hard and deal with a lot of entitled folks every day. 1/?
June 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My take on the NARA2 restrictions from someone who did records service at NARA1 for 6 years: the public facing staff probably heard only what the public was told at the same time or 5 minutes before the notice went up. NARA staff work very hard and deal with a lot of entitled folks every day. 1/?
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IDGAF ABOUT NAPOLEON BIOPICS, GIVE ME A HAITIAN REVOLUTION SERIES OR NOTHING
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
IDGAF ABOUT NAPOLEON BIOPICS, GIVE ME A HAITIAN REVOLUTION SERIES OR NOTHING
Getting ready to head to Chicago for the Little Berks later this week. I’m both dreading and looking forward to it. Dreading because we will hash out how to go forward, looking forward to seeing some old friends and spending time with the other officers.
May 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Getting ready to head to Chicago for the Little Berks later this week. I’m both dreading and looking forward to it. Dreading because we will hash out how to go forward, looking forward to seeing some old friends and spending time with the other officers.
Breakfast for dinner. Frittata and foccacia
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Breakfast for dinner. Frittata and foccacia
Need something to listen to today? I was on an episode of With Good Reason for Memorial Day talking about my ongoing class project www.withgoodreasonradio.org
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May 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#skystorians what are you reading this summer? First up for me is @marthasjones.bsky.social The Trouble of Color. Excellent rainy day reading when my eyes need a break from data entry.
May 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#skystorians what are you reading this summer? First up for me is @marthasjones.bsky.social The Trouble of Color. Excellent rainy day reading when my eyes need a break from data entry.