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Annette Gordon-Reed

@agordonreed.bsky.social

Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard, Author of, among other books, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings:An American Controversy,The Hemingses of Monticello,, Vernon Can Read: A Memoir with Vernon Jordan, On Juneteenth

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Snowing again, Cambridge? Really?

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Thanks!

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Took a break to watch it today. I actually enjoyed it. George was always my favorite Beatle, while Paul was second. No doubt that McCartney is a musical genius.

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Which store? Thank you for posting..

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Thank you.

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Thanks!

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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

What a full life!

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/a...

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Jefferson on Race: A Reader by Thomas Jefferson, edited by Annette Gordon-Reed. From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read.

Jefferson on Race: A Reader by Thomas Jefferson, edited by Annette Gordon-Reed. From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read.

A groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read.

Jefferson on Race, edited by @agordonreed.bsky.social, arrives March 31 (26 May UK pub).

Learn more & preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#History #ThomasJefferson

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This is all AG with that great voice.

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Woyaya by Art Garfunkel on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1973 Β· Duration 3:24

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Please save the date to join us for our 2026 Nugent Lecture next Thursday, March 5th!

Professor Sven Beckert (Harvard) will be joining us for a talk titled "Capitalism: A Global History".

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Yes, those are great . Pellegrino has a peach essence bubbly offering that is perfect. But I don’t see that type of drink much in restaurants.

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My default is usually soda if I don’t stick with water. But it’s nice to have sweet tea as an option.

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The Last Best Hope? History Podcast Β· Updated weekly Β· Historian and broadcaster Professor Adam Smith explores the America of today through the lens of the past. Is America - as Abraham Lincoln once claimed - the last be...

It was a delight to do this podcast on the Declaration of Independence (The Last Best Hope, Rothermere American Institute at Oxford) with Adam Smith interviewing Lige Gould, me, and others. Part 1 today, Part 2 next week :)

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Ahh, I’m in the South. I have sweet tea as an option for a drink at lunch.

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Hmm

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Very nice!

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Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) by John Denver on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1971 Β· Duration 3:13

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Frank!

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Road Trippers | Christopher Benfey In a thirty-three day ramble along the Hudson and Connecticut rivers in 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison encountered many of the issues that would end up plaguing the United States.

Christopher Benfey on Jefferson and Madison’s excellent adventure

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Brendan Gutenschwager (@bgonthescene) on Threads Happening Now: A snowball fight is taking place at Washington Square Park in New York City

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We all are!

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Here’s a thought…

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The Central Fire of the Iroquois A comprehensive history of the Native American community at the heart of the HaudenosauneeThe people of the Onondaga Nation have lived in central New York St...

Our release date is still seven months away, but my book is now up on the Yale website. Grateful to so many people who helped make this possible.

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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New York Historical receives gift of 150 works by Indigenous artists The worksβ€”including pieces by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Fritz Scholder, T.C. Cannon and othersβ€”were donated by the chair of the museum’s board of trustees and her husband

New York Historical receives gift of 150 works by Indigenous artists

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The cover of Black Freedom!

The cover of Black Freedom!

The back cover!

The back cover!

An image of an emancipation day celebration!

An image of an emancipation day celebration!

Flower covered wagons from Juneteenth celebrations!

Flower covered wagons from Juneteenth celebrations!

Thrilled to have an advance copy of Black Freedom in my hands! It was a pleasure to tell the stories of emancipation. It will be out June 2nd but available for preorder now!Preorders remind publishers that our history matters, even in this age of repression! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/blair...

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Brooklyn 8:37 PM

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Thank you. That is nice to hear.

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🀣

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