Zachary Morgan
zacharymorgan.bsky.social
Zachary Morgan
@zacharymorgan.bsky.social
Historian of slavery and abolition in Brazil and Afro-Latin America, former New Yorker, papi of two teen boys, writer of Legacy of the Lash, edited the Hispanic American Historical Review at PSU, Associate Professor Comparative Studies at OSU.
2016 FB blast from the past.
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
“According to NBC News’ national exit polls, 77% of Black men voted for Harris — second only to Black women at 91%.”

theemancipator.org/2024/11/15/t...
For Black male voters, apologies are in order, and some respect would be nice too
There’s plenty of blame to be passed around after the presidential election. Just don’t come for Black male voters.
theemancipator.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:48 PM
“She’s been battling ongoing violent threats, racism, and harassment from her white neighbor in Ithaca, New York.”

The KKK marched in downtown Columbus, OH yesterday.
November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Zachary Morgan
We are thrilled to announce new Ph.D. and master’s programs in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES), the first such programs in the New York metropolitan area! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-gr...
CUNY Graduate Center Launches Ph.D. and Master’s Programs in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies
The programs are the first of their kind in the New York metropolitan area and prepare scholars and leaders to address urgent issues of race and ethnicity and advance social justice.
www.gc.cuny.edu
October 28, 2024 at 1:21 PM
The Brazilian police convicted of assassinating queer Afro-Brazilian politician in 2018 jailed.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Marielle Franco murder: Brazil ex-police sentenced to decades in jail
Brazil's justice minister said the homicide was "evidently politically motivated".
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Reposted by Zachary Morgan
North America must learn from South America

PAHO re-verifies Brazil as a measles-free country

www.paho.org/en/news/12-1...
PAHO re-verifies Brazil as a measles-free country
With this achievement, the Americas regains its status as a region free of endemic measles.Brasilia, November 12, 2024 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas ...
www.paho.org
November 13, 2024 at 11:43 PM
First post, deactivated my X account after letting it sit fallow for years. I'm writing on Brazil's transition and labor control during its long abolition of slavery in the 19th century, but thinking increasingly about patterns of populism and dictatorship in Latin America. Go figure.
'This process includes the replacement of all first-rate talents, regardless of their political loyalties, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is the best guarantee of their loyalty.' (The Origins of Totalitarianism, renewed version, A Harvest Book New York, 1976, 339)
November 15, 2024 at 3:07 PM