Ian Delahanty
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Ian Delahanty
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>Civil War Era and Immigration in 19th c. America.
>Author of Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 (2024)
>Assoc. Prof. of History at Springfield College
March 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The transcript of the interview between Stanton/Sherman and Savannah's Black leaders is one of my favorite sources to teach Reconstruction with. It was a treat to find the spot where it happened.
February 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Excited to share that Embracing Emancipation received the 2024 Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America at #ACIS2025!
February 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Excited to see Embracing Emancipation at #ACIS2025! And learned much from great talks by @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social, @rosulli.bsky.social, and @anelisehshrout.bsky.social, among others.
February 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
On Sunday, February 2, I'll share portions of Embracing Emancipation with the Gaelic American Club of Fairfield, CT.
January 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 (Fordham University Press, 2024).

Currently researching New England cotton gin makers' role in the expansion of cotton cultivation and forced labor in the U.S. & India.
November 14, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Excited to see my forthcoming book Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865 in Fordham University Press's Spring 2024 catalog. Sharing snippets from it here in the months ahead--thanks in advance for sharing with others here.
January 2, 2024 at 4:21 PM