wanted to take a moment to shout-out to some amazing people I mentioned in this podcast (and thanks again @draftingthepast.bsky.social!)
@theotherrbg.bsky.social and my agent Dani Segelbaum, for vision!
@matthewsomoroff.bsky.social for shepherding the manuscript through production ...
Gautham Rao 90 + 10
As a fellow archive rat, I loved hearing that @gauthamrao.bsky.social sneaks in an archive trip wherever he goes--even on vacation. Hear about the two decade journey to writing WHITE POWER: POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY, and why--and how--he rewrote it for a wider audience. (@uncpress.bsky.social) 🗃️
Kate Carpenter interviews legal historian Gautham Rao about his book White Power: Policing American Slavery.