Conversations in Racial and Ethnic Studies during the Civil War Era

Dear H-CivWar Subscribers,

Today we feature the next part of an author interview with Dr. Alice Baumgartner, the author of South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War (Basic Books). Today we discuss the well-established history of African American military service in Mexico.

Dear H-CivWar Subscribers,

Dear H-CivWar Subscribers,

Today we feature the next part of an author interview with Dr. Tyler D. Parry, the author of Jumping The Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (UNC Press). The conversation goes in-depth on battles African Americans faced over the legitimacy of their unions, and its connections to public memory.

Tyler D. Parry is Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dear H-CivWar Subscribers,