Hilary Green, PhD
@hngreen.bsky.social
Scholar, Educator. Author of Educational Reconstruction (Fordham UP, 2016) and Unforgettable Sacrifice (forthcoming Fordham UP, 2025) and other works.
This was such a fun conversation! Hope that you give it a listen!
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Pod drop!
Fantastic conversation w/ @hngreen.bsky.social re her recent book, _Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War_ , an exciting addition to scholarship on Civil War memory and a meditation on methodology.
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Pod drop!
Fantastic conversation w/ @hngreen.bsky.social re her recent book, _Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War_ , an exciting addition to scholarship on Civil War memory and a meditation on methodology.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This was such a fun conversation! Hope that you give it a listen!
I am honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice recognized with these other amazing finalists for the ASALH book prize.
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I am honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice recognized with these other amazing finalists for the ASALH book prize.
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Great to join Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan today on the "A Chicken in Every Pot" podcast. We discussed my new book "The Republican House Divided", as well as all things Republican Party and Civil War memory.
Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! 🗃️
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Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! 🗃️
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How Civil War memory still defines US politics
Podcast Episode · A Chicken in Every Pot · 18/12/2025 · 53m
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Great to join Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan today on the "A Chicken in Every Pot" podcast. We discussed my new book "The Republican House Divided", as well as all things Republican Party and Civil War memory.
Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! 🗃️
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Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! 🗃️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Disappointed by my Ph.D. alma mater. These research centers played a vital role in cultivating the intellectual rigor and scholarly reputation of UNC.
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UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Disappointed by my Ph.D. alma mater. These research centers played a vital role in cultivating the intellectual rigor and scholarly reputation of UNC.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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I really enjoyed this book. Congratulations to Justene Hill Edwards. macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...
Yale Announces 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner
Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition has announced the winner of the twenty-seventh annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I really enjoyed this book. Congratulations to Justene Hill Edwards. macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...
Interesting research project at Georgetown. I can't wait to update my Spring Race and Campus Histories course syllabus to include this development.
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Search begins to find families of Black boys buried at abandoned Md. site
Georgetown University has launched a research hub tasked with investigating the deaths and identities of children and teens who died in juvenile facilities nationwide.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Interesting research project at Georgetown. I can't wait to update my Spring Race and Campus Histories course syllabus to include this development.
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Congratulations to former Muster editor @hngreen.bsky.social for being included on this illustrious list!
Brian Kwoba's HUBERT HARRISON is listed as a Best Black History Book of 2025 by AAIHS 👏
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The Best Black History Books of 2025 - AAIHS
We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black ...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations to former Muster editor @hngreen.bsky.social for being included on this illustrious list!
Honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice among this stellar list of books.
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The Best Black History Books of 2025 - AAIHS
We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black ...
www.aaihs.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice among this stellar list of books.
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With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 251 (11/23/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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Looking forward to speaking about the book at Emory on Monday.
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Calendar of Events
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November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Looking forward to speaking about the book at Emory on Monday.
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I am very grateful for the recognition!
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I am very grateful for the recognition!
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New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Charlottesville Politician www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.... #TeachReconstruction
New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Local Politician
The marker will recognize James T. S. Taylor, a Black Civil War soldier and local politician. Taylor grew up in Charlottesville and served as a sergeant in the 2nd United States Colored Infantry.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Charlottesville Politician www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.... #TeachReconstruction
African American veterans and their families and communities were essential to sustaining Black Civil War memory over the late 19th century and twentieth century. I discuss my own ancestor and others in Unforgettable Sacrifice. I proudly remembered them yesterday.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
African American veterans and their families and communities were essential to sustaining Black Civil War memory over the late 19th century and twentieth century. I discuss my own ancestor and others in Unforgettable Sacrifice. I proudly remembered them yesterday.
With a book talk later this evening, I am catching up on some campus history work and grading. #2025SHA was a very affirming break with other historians. Back to reality. #amwriting #campushistory
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
With a book talk later this evening, I am catching up on some campus history work and grading. #2025SHA was a very affirming break with other historians. Back to reality. #amwriting #campushistory
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#tdih 1867, Reconstruction era Alabama delegates drafted a new state constitution, established first state-financed public schools in South.
By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools.
Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧵
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By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools.
Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧵
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Nov. 5, 1867: Alabama State Constitution
Delegates gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to draft a new state constitution during Reconstruction.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#tdih 1867, Reconstruction era Alabama delegates drafted a new state constitution, established first state-financed public schools in South.
By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools.
Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools.
Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...
WFAE (Charlotte NPR) coverage of the dedication event. Here is the link: www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
#campushistory
#campushistory
With ‘Hands,’ Davidson College's monument aims to tell a ‘broader story’ of the enslaved who built the college
Approximately 1,000 people attended a ceremony at Davidson College Thursday to witness the unveiling of a monument that pays tribute to the enslaved individuals who contributed to the college's constr...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
WFAE (Charlotte NPR) coverage of the dedication event. Here is the link: www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
#campushistory
#campushistory
Local coverage of the dedication of the With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and the opening of the Oak Row exhibition.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Local coverage of the dedication of the With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and the opening of the Oak Row exhibition.
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...
#campushistory
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#campushistory
Today marks the first of several events for the dedication of With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and opening of Oak Row exhibition space. I am glad to have been involved with this project and recovering this history.
#campushistory
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#campushistory
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Memorial Brings the Unacknowledged into Davidson College’s Story
Davidson College will dedicate, With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, Oct. 23. Renowned artist Hank Willis Thomas designed the bronze sculpture in collaboration with architectura...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today marks the first of several events for the dedication of With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and opening of Oak Row exhibition space. I am glad to have been involved with this project and recovering this history.
#campushistory
www.davidson.edu/news/2025/10...
#campushistory
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With another AWS Cloud service outage, it is time to revisit our global dependency on it. It is a fun travel day.
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
With another AWS Cloud service outage, it is time to revisit our global dependency on it. It is a fun travel day.
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In #AHAPerspectives, Andrew Hardy writes about how he and fellow graduate students at Berkeley have created public walking tours of the university based on original historical research. 🗃️
New Campus Cartographies – AHA
Infusing historical research into walking tours has helped Andrew Hardy and his fellow graduate students remake their campus into a public history site.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In #AHAPerspectives, Andrew Hardy writes about how he and fellow graduate students at Berkeley have created public walking tours of the university based on original historical research. 🗃️
I received great feedback on my Alaska project at BrANCH. I can't wait to get back to writing. Too much stuff has to do first. But, I have clarity.
September 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I received great feedback on my Alaska project at BrANCH. I can't wait to get back to writing. Too much stuff has to do first. But, I have clarity.
London is calling! I am excited to be in community with US & UK scholars at Cardiff for BrANCH 2026. I'm excited to discuss the totality of 19th C US History and present for the first time on my Black Reconstruction in Alaska research. #amwriting
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
London is calling! I am excited to be in community with US & UK scholars at Cardiff for BrANCH 2026. I'm excited to discuss the totality of 19th C US History and present for the first time on my Black Reconstruction in Alaska research. #amwriting
As I prepare for an Alaska research trip, I'm wrapping up some campus history research projects and drafting letters of support for T&P and promotions to full. This daily work might seem mundane; however in this current moment, it is so important. Summer break is drawing to a close. #amwriting
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As I prepare for an Alaska research trip, I'm wrapping up some campus history research projects and drafting letters of support for T&P and promotions to full. This daily work might seem mundane; however in this current moment, it is so important. Summer break is drawing to a close. #amwriting
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‘Don’t erase me.’ Brevard’s Chapel United Methodist Church, a 150-year-old Black church in Denver, NC, one of the oldest in the state, is threatened with demolition. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
‘Don’t erase me.’ 150-year-old Black church in NC threatened with demolition.
The Methodist Church conference will decide the Lincoln County church’s fate next month.
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June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
‘Don’t erase me.’ Brevard’s Chapel United Methodist Church, a 150-year-old Black church in Denver, NC, one of the oldest in the state, is threatened with demolition. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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One professor said he canceled a class called “Politics and Poverty” because he was concerned about teaching topics that could be interpreted as violating the law.
Via @alander.bsky.social: Professors and students at the University of Alabama said in federal court Thursday that a 2024 state law banning DEI and so-called “divisive concepts” had chilled academic freedom and thrown funding for student organizations into uncertainty.
University of Alabama system professors, students say state DEI ban hurt classes, activities | Alabama Reflector
Professors and students told a federal court that an anti-DEI law has chilled academic freedom and created funding uncertainty for student organizations.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
One professor said he canceled a class called “Politics and Poverty” because he was concerned about teaching topics that could be interpreted as violating the law.