David Silkenat
@davidsilkenat.bsky.social
Milbauer Chair of Southern History, University of Florida
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Call for Papers: Southern Cultures encourages submissions from scholars, writers, and artists for a special issue on *Religion* to be published in 2026.
They want to shed light on diverse religious traditions, not simply Protestantism.
Deadline: Dec 15. www.southerncultures.org/cfp-religion...
They want to shed light on diverse religious traditions, not simply Protestantism.
Deadline: Dec 15. www.southerncultures.org/cfp-religion...
Call for Papers: Religion
Southern Cultures encourages submissions from scholars, writers, and artists for a special issue, Religion, to be published Fall 2026. We will accept submissions for this issue through December 15…
www.southerncultures.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Call for Papers: Southern Cultures encourages submissions from scholars, writers, and artists for a special issue on *Religion* to be published in 2026.
They want to shed light on diverse religious traditions, not simply Protestantism.
Deadline: Dec 15. www.southerncultures.org/cfp-religion...
They want to shed light on diverse religious traditions, not simply Protestantism.
Deadline: Dec 15. www.southerncultures.org/cfp-religion...
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Former advisee and Binghamton PhD @jonathansjones.bsky.social publishes his amazing book OPIUM SLAVERY on the opioid crisis after the Civil War. A must read for all students of US history.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Former advisee and Binghamton PhD @jonathansjones.bsky.social publishes his amazing book OPIUM SLAVERY on the opioid crisis after the Civil War. A must read for all students of US history.
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The digital version of our Winter '25 issue is now live for subscribers to read at our website: bit.ly/3JJ3U0f. Not yet a subscriber? Fix that here: bit.ly/4aERspr. #civilwarhistory #twitterstorians #history #americancivilwar
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The digital version of our Winter '25 issue is now live for subscribers to read at our website: bit.ly/3JJ3U0f. Not yet a subscriber? Fix that here: bit.ly/4aERspr. #civilwarhistory #twitterstorians #history #americancivilwar
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Historians! If you’re within driving distance of Gettysburg, come to the Fortenbaugh next week with David Blight, Drew Faust & Stephanie McCurry. I pushed to try a panel format this year—excited to see it come to life. www.gettysburg.edu/news/stories...
63rd Fortenbaugh Lecture to feature Blight, Faust, and McCurry
A highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Historians! If you’re within driving distance of Gettysburg, come to the Fortenbaugh next week with David Blight, Drew Faust & Stephanie McCurry. I pushed to try a panel format this year—excited to see it come to life. www.gettysburg.edu/news/stories...
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Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
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I am heartbroken and horrified that the department where I received my PhD is under threat of closure. This is a dynamic and welcoming community that is at the forefront of American Studies in the UK. I encourage everyone to sign the below petition and rally behind our colleagues in Nottingham.
Sign the Petition
SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
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November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am heartbroken and horrified that the department where I received my PhD is under threat of closure. This is a dynamic and welcoming community that is at the forefront of American Studies in the UK. I encourage everyone to sign the below petition and rally behind our colleagues in Nottingham.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15:
We are accepting applications for TWO postdoctoral fellows! Fellowships are for two years and offer competitive wages and travel funds. Start date of July 1, 2026.
Additional information and how to apply can be found here: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/fellowships/...
We are accepting applications for TWO postdoctoral fellows! Fellowships are for two years and offer competitive wages and travel funds. Start date of July 1, 2026.
Additional information and how to apply can be found here: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/fellowships/...
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
In partnership with Penn State’s Africana Research Center, the Richards Center established a competitive, one-year postdoctoral fellowship in 2012. The fellowship rewards recently graduated Ph.D.s stu...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15:
We are accepting applications for TWO postdoctoral fellows! Fellowships are for two years and offer competitive wages and travel funds. Start date of July 1, 2026.
Additional information and how to apply can be found here: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/fellowships/...
We are accepting applications for TWO postdoctoral fellows! Fellowships are for two years and offer competitive wages and travel funds. Start date of July 1, 2026.
Additional information and how to apply can be found here: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/fellowships/...
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Two great Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Two great Americans.
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For all you fans of the new @netflix.com series “Death by Lightning,” here’s the table of contents for my book “The Last Lincoln Republican: The Presidential Election of 1880.” It covers much of the ground the series explores.
It’s published by the University Press of Kansas.
It’s published by the University Press of Kansas.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
For all you fans of the new @netflix.com series “Death by Lightning,” here’s the table of contents for my book “The Last Lincoln Republican: The Presidential Election of 1880.” It covers much of the ground the series explores.
It’s published by the University Press of Kansas.
It’s published by the University Press of Kansas.
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Get
a load
of this . . .
Formal publication date May 1, 2026 (mayday, mayday)
Festivities will launch at OAH (Philadelphia, where else?) in March.
@ugapress.bsky.social @jimdowns.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social @nhannahjones.bsky.social and more
a load
of this . . .
Formal publication date May 1, 2026 (mayday, mayday)
Festivities will launch at OAH (Philadelphia, where else?) in March.
@ugapress.bsky.social @jimdowns.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social @nhannahjones.bsky.social and more
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Get
a load
of this . . .
Formal publication date May 1, 2026 (mayday, mayday)
Festivities will launch at OAH (Philadelphia, where else?) in March.
@ugapress.bsky.social @jimdowns.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social @nhannahjones.bsky.social and more
a load
of this . . .
Formal publication date May 1, 2026 (mayday, mayday)
Festivities will launch at OAH (Philadelphia, where else?) in March.
@ugapress.bsky.social @jimdowns.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social @nhannahjones.bsky.social and more
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Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
The Author’s Corner with Jonathan S. Jones
Jonathan S. Jones is Assistant Professor of History at James Madison University. This interview is based on his new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis (…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
Senate Democrats
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
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November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Senate Democrats
Despite my low expectations, this generation of politicans continues to disappoint me with their lack of creativity and moral courage.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Despite my low expectations, this generation of politicans continues to disappoint me with their lack of creativity and moral courage.
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We've got a cover. Coming your way next June!
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We've got a cover. Coming your way next June!
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Very pleased to have my @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book, An Unholy Traffic, reviewed in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books. Thanks to James Oakes for taking the time to engage with it!
James Oakes on the South’s attempts to maintain the domestic slave trade during the Civil War
Speculation in Human Property | James Oakes
The survival of slave trading during the Civil War suggests that enslaved people remained valuable commodities in a time of economic upheaval.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Very pleased to have my @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book, An Unholy Traffic, reviewed in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books. Thanks to James Oakes for taking the time to engage with it!
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While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
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Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social
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The History Department at Gettysburg College invites applications for the Robert C. Fluhrer Distinguished Professor in Civil War Studies.
gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/6040
gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/6040
Robert C. Fluhrer Distinguished Professor of Civil War Studies
The History Department at Gettysburg College invites applications for the Robert C. Fluhrer Distinguished Professor in Civil War Studies beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will be a recog...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The History Department at Gettysburg College invites applications for the Robert C. Fluhrer Distinguished Professor in Civil War Studies.
gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/6040
gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/6040
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Important story in today's Los Angeles Times. Preservationists also need to mobilize now to save the Ben Shahn frescoes in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, which is scheduled to be sold off by the end of 2025.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Important story in today's Los Angeles Times. Preservationists also need to mobilize now to save the Ben Shahn frescoes in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, which is scheduled to be sold off by the end of 2025.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Need travel reading for #2025SHA? The latest issue of the JSH is open-access and free to read: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
We will see you in St Pete Beach @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
thesha.org/meeting
We will see you in St Pete Beach @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
thesha.org/meeting
Project MUSE - Journal of Southern History-Volume 91, Number 4, November 2025
muse.jhu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Need travel reading for #2025SHA? The latest issue of the JSH is open-access and free to read: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
We will see you in St Pete Beach @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
thesha.org/meeting
We will see you in St Pete Beach @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
thesha.org/meeting
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Friends, I could not be more excited to let you know that my book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, is out today from Penguin. I’m super proud of it and super grateful to all the scholars whose work informs it. I hope you’ll take a peek and spread the word!
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The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World [Bell, Richard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Friends, I could not be more excited to let you know that my book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, is out today from Penguin. I’m super proud of it and super grateful to all the scholars whose work informs it. I hope you’ll take a peek and spread the word!
amzn.to/4nHkziG
amzn.to/4nHkziG
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After emancipation, Black schoolteacher & future Alabama state legislator William V. Turner reported to the Freedmen's Bureau that local officials were illegally withholding food assistance from Black mothers, telling them it "is not for negroes, but for the poor white women."
Alabama Black Teacher to the Alabama Freedmen's Bureau Superintendent of Education, February 5, 1867; and Headquarters of the Alabama Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner to the Government Relief ...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
After emancipation, Black schoolteacher & future Alabama state legislator William V. Turner reported to the Freedmen's Bureau that local officials were illegally withholding food assistance from Black mothers, telling them it "is not for negroes, but for the poor white women."
Folks I'm three hops away from:
Bill Gates
W.E.B. DuBois
Howard Zinn
Marilyn Monroe
Vladamir Putin
Donald Trump
Bill Gates
W.E.B. DuBois
Howard Zinn
Marilyn Monroe
Vladamir Putin
Donald Trump
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
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November 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Folks I'm three hops away from:
Bill Gates
W.E.B. DuBois
Howard Zinn
Marilyn Monroe
Vladamir Putin
Donald Trump
Bill Gates
W.E.B. DuBois
Howard Zinn
Marilyn Monroe
Vladamir Putin
Donald Trump
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Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
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November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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A series on southern history from @uncpress.bsky.social, co-edited by @drkarenlcox.bsky.social. 🗃️
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Boundless South
Series Editors: Karen L. Cox, University of North Carolina, Charlotte & Françoise N. Hamlin, Brown University
The Boundless South series publishes books that are regional, readable, an...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A series on southern history from @uncpress.bsky.social, co-edited by @drkarenlcox.bsky.social. 🗃️
uncpress.org/series/bound...
uncpress.org/series/bound...