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Celebrating the "small stories"

9/7/2023

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Last February, I was honored to receive the The Huntington Library's 2023 Shapiro Book Prize for the best first book in American history and culture. Often, the "big" histories (sweeping national narratives and presidential biographies) are the books that get the most attention. For the prize jury to recognize the significance of the enslaved family's story at the heart of Happy Dreams of Liberty is an immense honor and a validation of all the "small" stories out there that expand our understanding of what -- and who -- count as important pieces of American history.

You can check out the public lecture I gave at the Huntington in February on YouTube.
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Abilene Teen Sex link
3/17/2025 03:19:09 pm

It’s inspiring to see how smaller historical narratives are gaining recognition.

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