Martha S. Jones

Thank you to Victoria Grieves Williams and the Australian Book Review for this generous review of The Trouble of Color.

I had something to say: “The fight for birthright citizenship started with these Black Americans We have endured years, decades, even centuries of confusion about citizenship.” www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @MSNBC

Glad to see Ezekiel Kweku going deep on birthright at the @nytimes.com. Still, a correction. Emancipation did not bring on the need for a 14th A. Instead, the refusal of lawmakers for decades before to credit FREE Black Americans as citizens demanded that birthright be constitutionalized.

Teach-in to defend our museums!

Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!

Lexington, KY, friends. I’ll be in-person at the Kentucky Book Festival. Saturday, November 1!

Wednesday night in Baltimore! I’ll be live with historian Keisha Blain at the Pratt, talking about her new book, Without Fear.

Monday night in Baltimore! I’ll be with John Durel to talk about his Descendants: The Divided Legacy of a Louisiana Creole Family.

I could not love this more. @errinhaines.bsky.social @ccp-org.bsky.social