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Emmanuel Mehr

@emmanuelmehr.bsky.social

Public Historian of/in Baltimore City | President @historycoffee.bsky.social Georgetown History MA '21 | NCPH Membership Committee | SABR Historian/Editor | Opinions Mine | He/Him

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Leslie M. Alexander, Fear of A Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2022) undefined

☕️h&c book boost (5/19/24)🔄
📚in *Fear of a Black Republic* (2022) Leslie M. Alexander illuminates💡
🗣️african american haitian revolution responses🇭🇹
🔥forged black internationalist thought💭
🚨white fear➡️policy backlash💥
🌊haiti motivated seizing freedom in u.s.🔊
🔗 www.historyandcoffee.com/books/fear-o...

19.05.2024 12:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Two African American people engaging with an interactive exhibit display screen. history & coffee's General Manager Tiheera is facilitating visitor engagement with the exhibit while also handing them a free gift in a box.

Two African American people engaging with an interactive exhibit display screen. history & coffee's General Manager Tiheera is facilitating visitor engagement with the exhibit while also handing them a free gift in a box.

Yesterday was a wonderful first day of exhibiting for history & coffee at #AAM2024. We debuted our interactive exhibit developed together with our partners Quatrefoil Associates. It explores national stories through the lens of Baltimore histories, with a focus on amplifying underrepresented voices.

18.05.2024 10:40 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
White man Emmanuel standing in front of a digital interactive exhibit screen displaying exhibit content. To the right beside this is a promotional banner for history & coffee featuring a large QR code and logo.

White man Emmanuel standing in front of a digital interactive exhibit screen displaying exhibit content. To the right beside this is a promotional banner for history & coffee featuring a large QR code and logo.

calling myself “the steve kornacki of public history” at #aam2024 for @historycoffee.bsky.social
📍baltimore convention center

17.05.2024 13:43 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

☕️h&c book boost (5/9/24)🔄
📚in *City of Inmates* (2017), Kelly Lytle Hernández examines incarceration around what became Los Angeles⛓️
💡to illuminate settler colonialism & power💥
🪢structuring u.s.➕cross-border imperialism🌎
🚧forced labor building social order🧱
➡️ www.historyandcoffee.com/books/city-o...

09.05.2024 12:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alaina E. Roberts, I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021) undefined

☕️h&c book boost (5/8/24)🔄
📚in *I've Been Here All the While* (2021), Alaina E. Roberts (@alainaroberts.bsky.social) shares her family histories as a jumping off point to understand💡
🌄Native American & Black interrelationships🖇️
✨of freedom, land, belonging💗
➡️ www.historyandcoffee.com/books/been-h...

08.05.2024 12:46 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

☕️h&c book boost (5/7/24)🔄
📚in *Cutting School* (2017), Noliwe Rooks foregrounds segregated education🏫
💡for understanding economic➕racial structuring🏗️
💵unequal education🟰profitable📈
💰white philanthropy restricted Black opportunity🛑
⚖️ongoing disputed access💥
➡️ www.historyandcoffee.com/books/cuttin...

07.05.2024 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2023) undefined

☕️h&c book boost (5/6/24)🔄
📚in *Resistance from the Right* (2023), Lauren Lassabe Shepherd (@llassabe.bsky.social)💡illuminates rw student backlash vs. the civil rights movement🪃
💰conservative money power💵
⛓️inherently reactionary🧲
🎓embraced Republican Party🐘
➡️ www.historyandcoffee.com/books/resist...

06.05.2024 15:29 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

☕️h&c book boost (4/28/24)🔄
📚in Scattered & Fugitive Things (2024), Laura E. Helton (@lehelton.bsky.social)🖊️
💡illuminates how Black people shaped histories🇺🇸
🧱building➕preserving archives🗃️
⚒️in community libraries, HBCUs, homes🏡
💥taking risks & forging accessibility🏦
🪙valuing➕ordering Black memories💞

28.04.2024 15:56 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
National Archives NextGen Catalog The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.

Here's the record if it's helpful: catalog.archives.gov/id/183376132

17.04.2024 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Aha! Thanks so much

17.04.2024 16:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am also wondering who that is!

17.04.2024 16:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Six people posing together for a group photo, including two African Americans, three white people, two people in Baltimore Orioles baseball uniforms, and two people in full business suits.

Six people posing together for a group photo, including two African Americans, three white people, two people in Baltimore Orioles baseball uniforms, and two people in full business suits.

Hey #baltimore + #history sky, I'm working on an exhibit & want to ask if this image brings up narratives for anyone. I'm thinking Mfume & Schaefer standing beside each other (+ rivalry) is the main interpretive opportunity but wondering if you see other strands to expand for an interactive exhibit:

17.04.2024 15:39 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
Cover image of Plantation Goods book

Cover image of Plantation Goods book

The other thing happening on the first Tuesday in November.

12.04.2024 23:42 — 👍 81    🔁 20    💬 6    📌 1

Awesome, thanks!

27.03.2024 20:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!

27.03.2024 19:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much!

27.03.2024 18:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excellent this is very helpful, thanks so much!

27.03.2024 12:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you!!

27.03.2024 11:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reminder, we're looking for a summer intern to write and edit with us! This is a paid opportunity with mentorship, we'd love to have you!

22.03.2024 22:33 — 👍 7    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1
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#ScholarSunday thread 170 Published on March 24, 2024

Excited to share my 170th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below & enjoy, all! Skystorians

americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

24.03.2024 11:45 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2
A screenshot of direct messages received on TikTok, timestamped "Yesterday 7:39 PM." The first message states: "Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your content. I'm the caretaker for both of my grandparents (adopted parents). My pawpaw is a retired history teacher and we watch your content daily. He loves it so much. He said, and I quote, 'that's a fine young man.'" The second message states: "It might not seem like much but that is HIGH praise coming from him."

A screenshot of direct messages received on TikTok, timestamped "Yesterday 7:39 PM." The first message states: "Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your content. I'm the caretaker for both of my grandparents (adopted parents). My pawpaw is a retired history teacher and we watch your content daily. He loves it so much. He said, and I quote, 'that's a fine young man.'" The second message states: "It might not seem like much but that is HIGH praise coming from him."

Messages like this inspire my public history work and keep the @historycoffee.bsky.social project going! Learn more on our site: www.historyandcoffee.com

24.03.2024 09:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Big day!

14.03.2024 16:19 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some nice guiding questions, quotes, and synopsis of Live from the Underground from @historycoffee.bsky.social! www.historyandcoffee.com/books/live-f...

11.03.2024 17:24 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you so much, that's awesome! Excited for y'all to see the space!

09.03.2024 14:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much!

09.03.2024 14:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much and that would be amazing! I will be in touch

09.03.2024 13:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much! Lots of work left before our grand opening but things are starting to come together nicely!

09.03.2024 13:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exciting!!

09.03.2024 12:46 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A color photograph of African American woman Tiheera Blount and white man Emmanuel Mehr posing beside the Billie Holiday statue in Baltimore. They both hold a copy of Angela Y. Davis's book Blues Legacies and Black Feminism, which features an image of Holiday on its cover.

A color photograph of African American woman Tiheera Blount and white man Emmanuel Mehr posing beside the Billie Holiday statue in Baltimore. They both hold a copy of Angela Y. Davis's book Blues Legacies and Black Feminism, which features an image of Holiday on its cover.

General Manager Tiheera Blount & I are thrilled to share that it is digital launch day for our new alternative history space: @historycoffee.bsky.social. Opening July 2024 in #Baltimore, it combines a history bookstore, coffee shop & interactive exhibits w/ online community: www.historyandcoffee.com

09.03.2024 12:44 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 4    📌 3
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#ScholarSunday thread 168 Published on March 3, 2024

To help March come in like a lion, here’s my 168th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Share more below & enjoy, all! Skystorians
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

03.03.2024 12:51 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

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