Kate Masur
@katemasur.bsky.social
Historian and whatnot. Recently published FREEDOM WAS IN SIGHT! A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF RECONSTRUCTION IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. REGION, with illustrations by the remarkable Liz Clarke. See also katemasur.com.
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In today's Muster, we introduce four new contributors to the site. Welcome Cassy Werking, Will Horne, Elliott, and Kris Plunkett to the Muster team! www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/10/intr...
Introducing New Muster Contributors - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In today’s Muster, we are excited to introduce four new contributors to our site. We are excited to welcome Cassy Werking, Will Horne, Elliott Martin, and Kris Plunkett to our team. They will contribu...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In today's Muster, we introduce four new contributors to the site. Welcome Cassy Werking, Will Horne, Elliott, and Kris Plunkett to the Muster team! www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/10/intr...
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In today's Muster, Clark North examines Stephen Douglas' role in shaping debates over citizenship and voting rights in antebellum Illinois www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/11/step...
Stephen Douglas’ Fictitious Case: Immigrant Voting in Antebellum Illinois - The Journal of the Civil War Era
Both sides agreed on the facts. Both sides, the Whigs and the Democrats, agreed that on August 6, 1838, Jeremiah Kyle went to the window of a polling booth in Galena, Illinois. Both sides agreed that...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In today's Muster, Clark North examines Stephen Douglas' role in shaping debates over citizenship and voting rights in antebellum Illinois www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/11/step...
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In today's Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever chats with J Matt Ward about his book Garden of Ruins (LSU Press, 2024) www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/11/jcwe...
JCWE Conversation with J Matt Ward - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In today’s Muster, J Matt Ward, Assistant Professor of History at Quincy University, chats with JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever about his book, Garden of Ruins (LSU Press, 2024).
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November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In today's Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever chats with J Matt Ward about his book Garden of Ruins (LSU Press, 2024) www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/11/jcwe...
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
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Ellis is on the bench.
Good morning from Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
We're waiting for District Judge Sara Ellis to take the bench in the federal class action urging an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland.
Ellis will issue an oral ruling on the injuction this morning.
We're waiting for District Judge Sara Ellis to take the bench in the federal class action urging an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland.
Ellis will issue an oral ruling on the injuction this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ellis is on the bench.
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Federal judge blasts Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino for lying and extends an order restricting his agents' use of force in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/3WJRPe5
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Federal judge blasts Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino for lying and extends an order restricting his agents' use of force in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/3WJRPe5
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#tdih 1837
Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws.
They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign.
#PeoplesHistory #Organizing
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Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws.
They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign.
#PeoplesHistory #Organizing
Read ⬇️by @katemasur.bsky.social
Oct. 17, 1837: Petition to Repeal Black Codes in Ohio
The first general convention of African American Ohioans met in Columbus and pledged to continue raising their voices in order to repeal the Black Codes.
www.zinnedproject.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#tdih 1837
Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws.
They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign.
#PeoplesHistory #Organizing
Read ⬇️by @katemasur.bsky.social
Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws.
They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign.
#PeoplesHistory #Organizing
Read ⬇️by @katemasur.bsky.social
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"The combination of Mr. Trump’s authoritarian moves and the Supreme Court’s authorization of them has produced, for many, a deepening despair. But here is the essential fact: The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to 'we the people.' "
Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court
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October 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"The combination of Mr. Trump’s authoritarian moves and the Supreme Court’s authorization of them has produced, for many, a deepening despair. But here is the essential fact: The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to 'we the people.' "
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And for a (fantastic) read on the "lessons of history" and the constitutional threat of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, see this amicus brief from @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social:
www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
And for a (fantastic) read on the "lessons of history" and the constitutional threat of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, see this amicus brief from @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social:
www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
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BREAKING! 1st Cir. blocks Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. Strong, clear close:
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
BREAKING! 1st Cir. blocks Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. Strong, clear close:
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Congratulations to Guy Emerson Mount, winner of the George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in @jcwe.bsky.social in 2024!
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 George and Ann Richards Prize - George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
Guy Emerson Mount has won the $1,000 George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2024. The article, “Shall I Go? Black Colonization in the Pacif...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations to Guy Emerson Mount, winner of the George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in @jcwe.bsky.social in 2024!
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
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Congratulations to Dr. Mount!
Congratulations to Guy Emerson Mount, winner of the George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in @jcwe.bsky.social in 2024!
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/news/announc...
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 George and Ann Richards Prize - George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
Guy Emerson Mount has won the $1,000 George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2024. The article, “Shall I Go? Black Colonization in the Pacif...
richardscenter.la.psu.edu
September 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Mount!
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We’re proud to launch The Refounding, the 14th Amendment Center’s new newsletter! Stay connected with legal updates, scholarship & events that illuminate the past, present & future of the 14th Amendment. Read the first installment written by our founder @sifill.bsky.social medium.com/@TheRefoundi...
Introducing “The Refounding” from the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy
Far too many Americans still do not know about the promise and potential power of the 14th Amendment, or its role in transforming America
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September 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We’re proud to launch The Refounding, the 14th Amendment Center’s new newsletter! Stay connected with legal updates, scholarship & events that illuminate the past, present & future of the 14th Amendment. Read the first installment written by our founder @sifill.bsky.social medium.com/@TheRefoundi...
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Have you registered for the free webinar on birthright citizenship yet? It’s time to learn what’s at stake. We cannot protect it if we don’t understand it.
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Have you registered for the free webinar on birthright citizenship yet? It’s time to learn what’s at stake. We cannot protect it if we don’t understand it.
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Have you registered for the free webinar on birthright citizenship yet? It’s time to learn what’s at stake. We cannot protect it if we don’t understand it.
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Have you registered for the free webinar on birthright citizenship yet? It’s time to learn what’s at stake. We cannot protect it if we don’t understand it.
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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In today's Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever has a conversation with Shae Smith Cox about her book, The Fabric of the Civil War Society www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/08/conv...
Conversation Shae Smith Cox - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In today’s Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever has a conversation with Shae Cox Smith, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University about her book, The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Ba...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In today's Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever has a conversation with Shae Smith Cox about her book, The Fabric of the Civil War Society www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/08/conv...
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Muster is looking for new contributors! We want to include a wide range of voices from many different of perspectives. Please share the following call widely. www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/08/call...
August 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Muster is looking for new contributors! We want to include a wide range of voices from many different of perspectives. Please share the following call widely. www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/08/call...
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It's not just Pirro's office. The federal government has been bleeding qualified career attorneys throughout the DOJ and elsewhere. They are simply not equipped to handle it if everyone who is targeted by their illegal power grabs were to push back and take them to court.
Pirro said her office is “down 90 prosecutors” and told Fox viewers, "If you want a job in the nation’s capital in the premier office, the largest U.S. Attorney’s office, contact me at [email protected].”
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Appeals to Fox News Viewers To Join Her Office: ‘Contact Me At…’
"Contact me."
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August 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's not just Pirro's office. The federal government has been bleeding qualified career attorneys throughout the DOJ and elsewhere. They are simply not equipped to handle it if everyone who is targeted by their illegal power grabs were to push back and take them to court.
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In our continuing #AHAPerspectives series on the historical work of NPS, @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs write about their work advocating for NPS to include Reconstruction in its interpretation.
Collaborating with the Park Service – AHA
When the National Park Service moved to incorporate Reconstruction into its historical interpretation, it was with the help of academic historians.
www.historians.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In our continuing #AHAPerspectives series on the historical work of NPS, @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs write about their work advocating for NPS to include Reconstruction in its interpretation.
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Historians @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs write about their collaboration with the National Park Service to help establish Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. All of this good work is now under threat from the Trump administration. #NationalParks
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
Collaborating with the Park Service – AHA
When the National Park Service moved to incorporate Reconstruction into its historical interpretation, it was with the help of academic historians.
www.historians.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Historians @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs write about their collaboration with the National Park Service to help establish Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. All of this good work is now under threat from the Trump administration. #NationalParks
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
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Between this and the news that Vought has stopped the NIH from issuing any more grants this year — (illegally) refusing to spend money that Congress has allocated — we're getting a glimpse of what could be a really ugly future for higher ed and science / technology in the US. And it's coming fast.
Northwestern University announced Tuesday that it was laying off 425 staffers as the university faces a $790 million federal funding freeze from the Trump administration.
https://trib.al/ekGFuxI
https://trib.al/ekGFuxI
Northwestern University lays off 425 amid Trump funding freeze
In an email to the university community Tuesday, Northwestern's president, Michael Schill, announced the school's most extreme cost-cutting measure yet. This year, the Trump administration announced it was freezing $790 million earmarked for the school.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Between this and the news that Vought has stopped the NIH from issuing any more grants this year — (illegally) refusing to spend money that Congress has allocated — we're getting a glimpse of what could be a really ugly future for higher ed and science / technology in the US. And it's coming fast.
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Everything you need to know about birthright citizenship as advocates continue to fight (successfully) against the administration's attempts to undermine it, courtesy of my @brennancenter.org team:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
@sam-breidbart.bsky.social
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@sam-breidbart.bsky.social
Birthright Citizenship Under the U.S. Constitution
The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
www.brennancenter.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Everything you need to know about birthright citizenship as advocates continue to fight (successfully) against the administration's attempts to undermine it, courtesy of my @brennancenter.org team:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
@sam-breidbart.bsky.social
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
@sam-breidbart.bsky.social
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Having shaken down Columbia, Trump reportedly now wants to "settle" w Northwestern & other schools. I beg anyone w power at these schools (& I've reached out to a handful of ppl at NWern directly) to read this critical analysis by Columbia law prof. David Pozen:
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
Balkinization: Regulation by Deal Comes to Higher Ed
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Having shaken down Columbia, Trump reportedly now wants to "settle" w Northwestern & other schools. I beg anyone w power at these schools (& I've reached out to a handful of ppl at NWern directly) to read this critical analysis by Columbia law prof. David Pozen:
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
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This is actually a significant & frightening step in the fascist flex.
If you support someone targeted by Trump the DOJ will turn its investigatory muscle against you.
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
If you support someone targeted by Trump the DOJ will turn its investigatory muscle against you.
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is actually a significant & frightening step in the fascist flex.
If you support someone targeted by Trump the DOJ will turn its investigatory muscle against you.
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
If you support someone targeted by Trump the DOJ will turn its investigatory muscle against you.
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
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Congratulations to my student Henry Dickmeyer for this H-net/H-fedhist review of @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs recent article in the Journal of American Constitutional History!
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H-Net Review [H-FedHist]: Dickmeyer on Masur and Downs, “Designed to Ameliorate the Condition of People of Color: The Reconstruction Republicans and the Question of Affirmative Action” | H-Net
Kate Masur & Gregory Downs, “Designed to Ameliorate the Condition of People of Color: The Reconstruction Republicans and the Question of Affirmative Action,” Journal of American Constitutional History...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations to my student Henry Dickmeyer for this H-net/H-fedhist review of @katemasur.bsky.social and Greg Downs recent article in the Journal of American Constitutional History!
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