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In his New York Times opinion piece, It's Time to End the Quiet Cruelty of Property Taxes, Professor Andrew Kahrl explains the problem with the property tax system and offers solutions. Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/opinion/property-taxes-racism-inequality.html
Kirt von Daacke (History, American Studies) is co-editor, with Andrea Douglas, of the new book, After Emancipation: Racism and Resistance at the University of Virginia (University of Virginia Press). The book's 15 essays include contributions by Sylvia Chong and Kasey Jernigan (American Studies); Andrew Kahrl, Christian McMillen and Liz Varon (History); and A&S alumni James H.
Professor Penny Von Eschen was interviewed about the themes of her new book, Paradoxes of Nostalgia, on The Nation's podcast American Prestige: https://www.thenation.com/podcast/world/amprest-040224-pveschen/
Congratulations to Loretta Dredger, who was awarded the Harrison Undergraduate Research Award!
Professor Elizabeth Varon's latest book, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South, is a finalist in the Biography category for an LA Times Book Prize! Congratulations Professor Varon! View announcement here: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-02-21/l-a-times-book-prize-finalists-2023
Congratulations of graduate student Bethany Bell on winning the "Memphis State Eight" third paper prize at Graduate Association for African-America History annual conference.
Professor Claudrena Harold was recently featured in the PBS docuseries Gospel, the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that digs deep into the origin story of Black spirituality through sermon and song. Episode subjects include: The Gospel Train (the sonic influences of blues and jazz), The Golden Age Of Gospel (from the Lord’s music to the mainstream), Take The Message Everywhere (gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere), and Gospel's Second Century (gospel and preaching achieve platinum-selling success).
Grace Hale recently published a review of Dawoud Bey’s, which is currently showing at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, as a part of her ongoing series called Shutter that examines how photographers especially, but also other visual artists think about the US South published by Southern Cultures:
Professor Neeti Nair's interview with the Social-Legal Review discussing her latest book, Hurt Sentiments, is now available on the SLR forum!
