Zaakir Tameez
@ztameez.bsky.social
Legal Scholar of the Reconstruction Era
My favorite quote? “There are but few who stand rooted, like the oak, against the storm.” — Charles Sumner
My favorite quote? “There are but few who stand rooted, like the oak, against the storm.” — Charles Sumner
I am speaking on Sunday at 2pm for a live discussion on Charles Sumner… anyone is welcome, register here:
marketing.gilderlehrman.org/l/941553/202...
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August 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I am speaking on Sunday at 2pm for a live discussion on Charles Sumner… anyone is welcome, register here:
marketing.gilderlehrman.org/l/941553/202...
marketing.gilderlehrman.org/l/941553/202...
Here is what Charles Sumner said whenever he learned that yet another baby was named after him.
August 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here is what Charles Sumner said whenever he learned that yet another baby was named after him.
I am speaking tomorrow in San Francisco at 5:30pm at the Commonwealth Club. If you’re in the city, I would love to meet you at the book talk! Sign up for a ticket here:
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
@cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
@cwclub.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I am speaking tomorrow in San Francisco at 5:30pm at the Commonwealth Club. If you’re in the city, I would love to meet you at the book talk! Sign up for a ticket here:
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
@cwclub.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
@cwclub.bsky.social
It’s been an ugly day on Twitter.
August 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It’s been an ugly day on Twitter.
This is what the American Spectator said— “worst book of the year”!
August 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is what the American Spectator said— “worst book of the year”!
H.W. Brands reviewed the Charles Sumner bio, and this is the ad accompanying the review… eeks.
August 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
H.W. Brands reviewed the Charles Sumner bio, and this is the ad accompanying the review… eeks.
They gave me a few free copies of the audiobook. Please DM me if you want one of the discount codes!
August 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
They gave me a few free copies of the audiobook. Please DM me if you want one of the discount codes!
Shout out to Strict Scrutiny for shouting out Charles Sumner!! A book that I hope points to new modes of constitutional thinking. “Anything for human rights,” Sumner said, “is constitutional.”
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Shout out to Strict Scrutiny for shouting out Charles Sumner!! A book that I hope points to new modes of constitutional thinking. “Anything for human rights,” Sumner said, “is constitutional.”
If you’re coming my NYC event at 7 in Bryant Park—> look for the yellow umbrellas!
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you’re coming my NYC event at 7 in Bryant Park—> look for the yellow umbrellas!
Reminder that I’m speaking in NYC on Wednesday evening at Bryant Park— open invitation to the public!
July 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reminder that I’m speaking in NYC on Wednesday evening at Bryant Park— open invitation to the public!
According to one of Brown’s sons, his father was so angry upon learning about Sumner’s assault that he set out to Pottawomie Creek that very instant. From the book:
July 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
According to one of Brown’s sons, his father was so angry upon learning about Sumner’s assault that he set out to Pottawomie Creek that very instant. From the book:
New review in the Wall Street Journal— elevating Charles Sumner, “whom the author calls ‘the most famous civil rights leader of the nineteenth century.’”
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New review in the Wall Street Journal— elevating Charles Sumner, “whom the author calls ‘the most famous civil rights leader of the nineteenth century.’”
Happy Juneteenth! ✨ Listen to me on the Karen Hunter Show on Charles Sumner, collective liberation & my own background. @karenhunter.bsky.social 🎊
June 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy Juneteenth! ✨ Listen to me on the Karen Hunter Show on Charles Sumner, collective liberation & my own background. @karenhunter.bsky.social 🎊
Here’s what Sumner said in a speech at a military parade on July 4, 1845. Needless to say, he was not invited back 😂
June 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here’s what Sumner said in a speech at a military parade on July 4, 1845. Needless to say, he was not invited back 😂
Senators with courage.
June 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Senators with courage.
Charles Sumner’s four word response to a U.S. soldier from South Carolina who nearly joined the treasonous Confederate rebellion: “Read your commission, sir.”
June 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Charles Sumner’s four word response to a U.S. soldier from South Carolina who nearly joined the treasonous Confederate rebellion: “Read your commission, sir.”
My grandma watched C-SPAN religiously when I was growing up, and I remember seeing Politics & Prose livestreams on her TV. And now, I got to present there myself. Thank you to @ericswalwell.bsky.social for moderating and to the 130+ people who attended. All in honor of Charles Sumner!!!
June 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My grandma watched C-SPAN religiously when I was growing up, and I remember seeing Politics & Prose livestreams on her TV. And now, I got to present there myself. Thank you to @ericswalwell.bsky.social for moderating and to the 130+ people who attended. All in honor of Charles Sumner!!!
Packed house at the Harvard Book Store— thank you to all who came!
@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Packed house at the Harvard Book Store— thank you to all who came!
@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
I had the chance to be on the WE THE PEOPLE podcast with Jeff Rosen of the National Constitution Center. Got the push notification this morning… 😃
June 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I had the chance to be on the WE THE PEOPLE podcast with Jeff Rosen of the National Constitution Center. Got the push notification this morning… 😃
Hello from Mt. Auburn Cemetery, where I’m reflecting on Sumner’s tremendous courage.
He risked his life to save our democracy, when he challenged the pro-slavery tyrants that ruled our country.
And he devoted his life towards making us a democracy for all.
A patriot of the highest order. RIP.
He risked his life to save our democracy, when he challenged the pro-slavery tyrants that ruled our country.
And he devoted his life towards making us a democracy for all.
A patriot of the highest order. RIP.
June 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hello from Mt. Auburn Cemetery, where I’m reflecting on Sumner’s tremendous courage.
He risked his life to save our democracy, when he challenged the pro-slavery tyrants that ruled our country.
And he devoted his life towards making us a democracy for all.
A patriot of the highest order. RIP.
He risked his life to save our democracy, when he challenged the pro-slavery tyrants that ruled our country.
And he devoted his life towards making us a democracy for all.
A patriot of the highest order. RIP.
Thank you to @brennancenter.org for hosting my book launch!!! Peter Miller and I chatted about Charles Sumner’s astonishing life as an mid-1800s impact litigator, movement lawyer & constitutional thinker whose struggle can inform our modern law & politics
June 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thank you to @brennancenter.org for hosting my book launch!!! Peter Miller and I chatted about Charles Sumner’s astonishing life as an mid-1800s impact litigator, movement lawyer & constitutional thinker whose struggle can inform our modern law & politics
I’m so excited to announce that my book was published today! The book retells the life of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator who co-framed the Reconstruction Amendments. I wrote this book with my blood, sweat & tears as a student at Yale Law School. (1/x)
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m so excited to announce that my book was published today! The book retells the life of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator who co-framed the Reconstruction Amendments. I wrote this book with my blood, sweat & tears as a student at Yale Law School. (1/x)
BOSTON— I’m speaking at the Harvard Book Store on Thursday at 7pm alongside @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social
Come one, come all. Books will be available for purchase & signing. 📚 ✨
Come one, come all. Books will be available for purchase & signing. 📚 ✨
June 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
BOSTON— I’m speaking at the Harvard Book Store on Thursday at 7pm alongside @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social
Come one, come all. Books will be available for purchase & signing. 📚 ✨
Come one, come all. Books will be available for purchase & signing. 📚 ✨
June 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM