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I'll be in the Boston area next week to discuss the experiences of free people of color in the Civil War era. Cambridge Public Library on May 13. Museum of African American History on May 14. Both programs start at 6 pm. Please join us.

Last week, I had the opportunity to discuss my new book about free people of color and the Civil War in Boston's African Meeting House. The building was a recruitment site for the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War and is now part of the Museum of African American History.

In case you missed it earlier... I might have gushed a bit in this one. But hey! It's episode 100! It's Jessica Riskin!

First faculty meetings of Fall 2026 must involve amending departmental standards and criteria to guarantee an AI-free evaluation to all candidates for tenure and promotion.

I am speaking about Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era this morning at 10:30 am Eastern. You can join us using the registration link below. www.slavelegacyhistorycoalition.org/events-1/aut...

Join us tomorrow in Richmond, VA, at the American Civil War Museum. We'll discuss the story of free people of color during the Civil War era. Bring plenty of questions and books to be signed. The program starts at 6 pm. For more information, see acwm.org/event/out-of...

Free people of color, through their military service and advocacy, used the political and social disruptions brought about by the Civil War …

Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr. is an associate professor of history at the George Washington University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014.

Episode 100 is here, and it was a real treat for me! Jessica Riskin, one of my favorite historians, talked with me about the delight of narrative history, using story to make serious arguments, and the advice she has to reassure students is not cheating. Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... 🗃️

Oh my god I almost fell out of my chair when a senior colleague told me he was using ChatGPT to evaluate a tenure file as an external reviewer because he wanted to help the candidate but didn’t have the time to read all the work.

Jessica Riskin talks to Kate Carpenter about researching and writing her new book The Power of Life and narrative history.

I am not remotely a lawyer, but I think if you agree to review a manuscript for a press and then feed that manuscript into AI without the permission of the author, the author should be allowed to sue you into poverty.

The Author’s Corner with Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr. Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr. is Associate Professor of History at George Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, Freedom in the Age of Slavery: A History of Free People of Color in Virginia (University of Virginia Press,…

Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr. is Associate Professor of History at George Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, Freedom in the Age of Slavery: A History of Free People of Color in Virginia (University of Virginia Press, 2026). JF: What led you to write Freedom in the Age of Slavery? WM: Freedom in the Age of Slavery was a book that I had long hoped to write. I started researching the subject of free people of color in Virginia many years ago as part of my investigation into my family history.

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people ...

Don't write your manuscript reviews using AI. DEFINITELY do not feed someone else's manuscript into AI and have it write the review for you.