Warren Milteer
@wemilteer.bsky.social
Historian; Author of Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era (coming soon); Beyond Slavery's Shadow: Free People of Color in the South (2021); and more at warrenmilteer.com
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Warren Milteer
@wemilteer.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Freedom in the Age of Slavery: A History of Free People of Color in Virginia coming to a bookstore near you in May 2026. Available for preorder now. For more info, see www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10193/
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Records from AAHA’s Born Free and Emancipated database, 𝟏𝟖𝟐𝟗
✦ Each week we will post a selection of these records to feature the individuals listed, supporting our continuous #KnowTheirNames initiative.
#AAHAFauquier #history #Fauquier #knowtheirnames #va250
✦ Each week we will post a selection of these records to feature the individuals listed, supporting our continuous #KnowTheirNames initiative.
#AAHAFauquier #history #Fauquier #knowtheirnames #va250
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Records from AAHA’s Born Free and Emancipated database, 𝟏𝟖𝟐𝟗
✦ Each week we will post a selection of these records to feature the individuals listed, supporting our continuous #KnowTheirNames initiative.
#AAHAFauquier #history #Fauquier #knowtheirnames #va250
✦ Each week we will post a selection of these records to feature the individuals listed, supporting our continuous #KnowTheirNames initiative.
#AAHAFauquier #history #Fauquier #knowtheirnames #va250
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The page proofs for both forthcoming books have arrived. Proofreading and indexing are my present and future for the next few weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing the final versions of these books in print in Spring 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The page proofs for both forthcoming books have arrived. Proofreading and indexing are my present and future for the next few weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing the final versions of these books in print in Spring 2026.
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Share your favorite StoryMaps with us in the comments. I love this student-created series on historic Lucyville: cardinalnews.org/2024/02/29/t... #GeographyAwarenessWeek
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Share your favorite StoryMaps with us in the comments. I love this student-created series on historic Lucyville: cardinalnews.org/2024/02/29/t... #GeographyAwarenessWeek
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For #SHEAR #SHEAR2026, seeking panelists for session on economic issues circa 1780s-1790s. My paper: examining MA debates over property requirements etc. in the proposed 1778/1780 constitutions. Proposals due Dec 1st, please contact me [email protected] if interested.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
For #SHEAR #SHEAR2026, seeking panelists for session on economic issues circa 1780s-1790s. My paper: examining MA debates over property requirements etc. in the proposed 1778/1780 constitutions. Proposals due Dec 1st, please contact me [email protected] if interested.
After watching the full 12 hours of Ken Burns's The American Revolution, here is my conclusion: We would be better off if all Americans were starting with this interpretation of events versus the inaccurate, whitewashed understanding that so many people have and embrace.
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
After watching the full 12 hours of Ken Burns's The American Revolution, here is my conclusion: We would be better off if all Americans were starting with this interpretation of events versus the inaccurate, whitewashed understanding that so many people have and embrace.
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Today is publication day for my book, Mixed-Blood Histories: Race, Law, and Dakota Indians in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest, through the University of Minnesota Press!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792034...
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792034...
Mixed-Blood Histories
An unprecedented study that puts mixed-ancestry Native Americans back into the heart of Indigenous history Historical accounts tend to neglect mixed-ancestry...
www.upress.umn.edu
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today is publication day for my book, Mixed-Blood Histories: Race, Law, and Dakota Indians in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest, through the University of Minnesota Press!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792034...
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792034...
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A few thoughts about Episode 1 of Ken Burns's new documentary about the American Revolution. open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Ken Burns, Contingency, and the Question of Whether a New Consensus View of the American Revolution is Possible
A few thoughts about Episode 1 of The American Revolution.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A few thoughts about Episode 1 of Ken Burns's new documentary about the American Revolution. open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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Starting Sunday night on @pbs.org, watch me (and many others) in this guy’s film #AmericanRevolutionPBS @unumkenburns.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Starting Sunday night on @pbs.org, watch me (and many others) in this guy’s film #AmericanRevolutionPBS @unumkenburns.bsky.social
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era is now available for preorder on the UNC Press website. Use the code 01UNCP30 to receive 30% off. uncpress.org/978146969499...
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom
Free people of color were both architects of equal rights and active participants in the Civil War, on and off the battlefield. Their unique status as alread...
uncpress.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era is now available for preorder on the UNC Press website. Use the code 01UNCP30 to receive 30% off. uncpress.org/978146969499...
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Hi y'all! I wanted to re-up the CFP for the Southern and ask if anyone would be interested in putting together a roundtable reconsidering the impact the American Revolution had on Southern religious life:
www.thesha.org/submit-a-pro...
www.thesha.org/submit-a-pro...
Submit a Proposal
Submit a Proposal
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hi y'all! I wanted to re-up the CFP for the Southern and ask if anyone would be interested in putting together a roundtable reconsidering the impact the American Revolution had on Southern religious life:
www.thesha.org/submit-a-pro...
www.thesha.org/submit-a-pro...
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The C. Vann Woodward Award for the best dissertation written on Southern history in the preceding year is awarded to Jewel Parker #2025SHA
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The C. Vann Woodward Award for the best dissertation written on Southern history in the preceding year is awarded to Jewel Parker #2025SHA
Now available for preorder on the UNC Press website.
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom by @wemilteer.bsky.social
The story of free people of color before and during the Civil War. Builders of freedom in their own right, front and center in the fight for rights, belonging, and real citizenship. uncpress.org/978146969499...
The story of free people of color before and during the Civil War. Builders of freedom in their own right, front and center in the fight for rights, belonging, and real citizenship. uncpress.org/978146969499...
Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom
Free people of color were both architects of equal rights and active participants in the Civil War, on and off the battlefield. Their unique status as alread...
uncpress.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Now available for preorder on the UNC Press website.
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So many want an individual hero or savior. In religion. In politics. In celebrity. Is this universal or more pronounced in this individualist society?
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So many want an individual hero or savior. In religion. In politics. In celebrity. Is this universal or more pronounced in this individualist society?
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Friends, I could not be more excited to let you know that my book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, is out today from Penguin. I’m super proud of it and super grateful to all the scholars whose work informs it. I hope you’ll take a peek and spread the word!
amzn.to/4nHkziG
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The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World [Bell, Richard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Friends, I could not be more excited to let you know that my book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, is out today from Penguin. I’m super proud of it and super grateful to all the scholars whose work informs it. I hope you’ll take a peek and spread the word!
amzn.to/4nHkziG
amzn.to/4nHkziG
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Missed the conversation live? Check it out on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPWU...
SHA Across the Generations Interview, featuring Dr. Lorri Glover and Dr. Lauren Duval
YouTube video by Southern Historical Association
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November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Missed the conversation live? Check it out on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPWU...
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In today's Muster, contributor Kris Plunkett examines the rise of the New Lost Cause in Post-Civil Rights era alternative history stories www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/10/alte...
Alternative Fictions: The New Lost Cause in the Post-Civil Rights Era - The Journal of the Civil War Era
“What if the South Won the Civil War?” Answers to this question reflect shifts in collective memory as authors use artistic license to reframe the real-world past.[1] Mackinlay Kantor’s answer in 1960...
www.journalofthecivilwarera.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In today's Muster, contributor Kris Plunkett examines the rise of the New Lost Cause in Post-Civil Rights era alternative history stories www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/10/alte...
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Today the Court starts two weeks of oral arguments. You can tune in to watch live here: www.youtube.com/@supremecour...
Supreme Court of North Carolina
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state’s highest court, and there is no further appeal from its decisions on matters of state law. It is made up of the Chief Justice, who also serves as head...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today the Court starts two weeks of oral arguments. You can tune in to watch live here: www.youtube.com/@supremecour...
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It’s officially pub day for Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America‘s First Opioid Crisis! Available at a bookshop near you. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to bring this research to life! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146968953...
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It’s officially pub day for Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America‘s First Opioid Crisis! Available at a bookshop near you. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to bring this research to life! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146968953...
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New podcast with @alkleintop.bsky.social about her new book COUNTING THE COST OF FREEDOM: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil War just dropped on the UNC Press Presents Podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social 🎧👇
newbooksnetwork.com/counting-the...
newbooksnetwork.com/counting-the...
newbooksnetwork.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New podcast with @alkleintop.bsky.social about her new book COUNTING THE COST OF FREEDOM: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil War just dropped on the UNC Press Presents Podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social 🎧👇
newbooksnetwork.com/counting-the...
newbooksnetwork.com/counting-the...
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Walking the streets of Gettysburg in October:
October 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Walking the streets of Gettysburg in October:
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St Peter’s Church in #Zurich where Mary Church #Terrell, the only Black delegate to the 1919 Women’s #Peace Congress, gave a key address urging delegates to include the end of lynching in the US as part of their vision of peace. Also: more mountains!
#womenshistory #blackhistory #pacifism #philsky
#womenshistory #blackhistory #pacifism #philsky
October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
St Peter’s Church in #Zurich where Mary Church #Terrell, the only Black delegate to the 1919 Women’s #Peace Congress, gave a key address urging delegates to include the end of lynching in the US as part of their vision of peace. Also: more mountains!
#womenshistory #blackhistory #pacifism #philsky
#womenshistory #blackhistory #pacifism #philsky
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As the 2026 legislative session approaches, audiologists are urging legislators to revisit the proposal, saying the lack of coverage for hearing aids affects thousands of Mississippians each year.
Music Student Pays $3,000 for Hearing Aid Due to Coverage Gap
Emma Walker’s choice between surgery or paying thousands of dollars for a hearing aid highlights a coverage gap in Mississippi for hearing aids.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
As the 2026 legislative session approaches, audiologists are urging legislators to revisit the proposal, saying the lack of coverage for hearing aids affects thousands of Mississippians each year.
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Meet Cleopatra Coleman, the Caroline County woman working to preserve a small Virginia town's (Port Royal) history www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Meet the woman working to preserve a small Virginia town's history
A broken-down building on King Street in Port Royal is standing on its last leg. But Cleopatra Coleman sees only beauty and potential.
www.wtvr.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Meet Cleopatra Coleman, the Caroline County woman working to preserve a small Virginia town's (Port Royal) history www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
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Here it is, my 247th #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! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 247 (10/26/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 247th #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,...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here it is, my 247th #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! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...