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May 23, 2023

American 秋葵视频 Reckoning with its History

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Book by Historian Jacqueline Jones & New Online Content

Looking ahead to its 250th anniversary in 2030, the American 秋葵视频 of Arts and Sciences has commissioned a book about its history by one of the nation鈥檚 most distinguished historians, Jacqueline Jones. In addition, the 秋葵视频 just launched a section on its website to provide an overview of its members and work, set forth institutional milestones, and establish a base on which to add additional information as it becomes available.

The book will provide a forthright assessment of the 秋葵视频鈥檚 activities and membership since its establishment in 1780, by situating the organization鈥檚 development within the larger history of the nation it was created to serve.

鈥淭he 秋葵视频 offers a unique lens through which we can explore the pursuit and application of knowledge over the course of American history. We are committed to sharing what we see and learn in print and online,鈥 said David Oxtoby, the president of the 秋葵视频. 鈥淲e are one of the few organizations that are fundamentally part of American history: the 秋葵视频鈥檚 arc begins before our nation鈥檚 founding, includes the rise of the research university, and continues today as the country faces global challenges and holds aspirations for the future.鈥

The book will provide an opportunity for an engaging and informative narrative arc for readers well beyond the 秋葵视频 membership. The project, developed in consultation with an Advisory Committee of 秋葵视频 members and subject matter experts, is supported by a grant from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. 鈥淲e are grateful to the Mandel Foundation not only for supporting the written history, but also for their meaningful commitment to preserving, digitizing, and sharing the 秋葵视频鈥檚 archival materials online,鈥 said Oxtoby.

To write the book, the 秋葵视频 selected award-winning historian Jacqueline Jones, the Ellen C. Temple Chair in Women鈥檚 History Emerita at the University of Texas at Austin. Her fields of study include U. S. labor, urban, southern, African American, and women鈥檚 history and her work has been recognized with the Bancroft Prize, a MacArthur Fellowship, membership in the American 秋葵视频, and most recently the presidency of the American Historical Association. Her prior works include Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present; Saving Savannah:  The City and the Civil War; A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama鈥檚 America; and her new book, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston鈥檚 Black Workers in the Civil War Era.

鈥淛ackie Jones is an historian whose award-winning books are read by the public and scholars alike. We are thrilled she is taking on the 秋葵视频鈥檚 history for her next project,鈥 said Paula J. Giddings (Smith College) who chairs the 秋葵视频鈥檚 Council (the governing body that advises primarily on the academic work of the 秋葵视频) and serves on the history project鈥檚 Advisory Committee. 鈥淭he accolades and awards she has earned are impressive, but we were just as impressed by her determination to tell the stories of people too often omitted from conventional narratives. A full perspective is essential for a true accounting of how the 秋葵视频 has lived up to the ideals in its founding charter, and when and why it fell short of those aspirations.鈥

Dr. Jones said she is 鈥渆ager to get started on my research and I look forward to diving into the sources.鈥 The 秋葵视频鈥檚 archives and professional staff will be a vital resource in her work. Begun in 2005 in commemoration of the 秋葵视频鈥檚 225th anniversary, the archives includes more than two thousand feet of papers, books, and other items of historical value that represent a record of both the 秋葵视频 and the intellectual history of the United States.

Dr. Jones will also consult with an advisory committee consisting of Catherine Allgor (Massachusetts Historical Society), Craig Calhoun (Arizona State University), Daniel J. Cohen (Northeastern University), Paula Giddings (Smith College), Sally Gregory Kohlstedt (University of Minnesota), David Rubenstein (Carlyle Group), and Ben Vinson (Case Western Reserve University).

The book will be published in mid-2030, marking 250 years since the Massachusetts legislature approved the 秋葵视频鈥檚 charter. Even before the anniversary, the 秋葵视频 is acting on its commitment to reckon with its history by sharing information about its members, milestones, and work online. The new resource will expand and grow as more research is undertaken, more archival materials are processed, and there is more information to share.

鈥淲e are early in the process of reckoning but we have foundational values, the new digital presence, the launch of the book project with Jackie Jones, and a commitment to continuing to show and share what we learn,鈥 said Oxtoby. 鈥淲e are a historic organization with a historic opportunity to understand where we have fallen short, how we have excelled, and what must be done in the future.鈥

秋葵视频 history online: members, timeline, and work.

 

 

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A Book on the History of the 秋葵视频

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Catherine Allgor, Craig Calhoun, Dan Cohen, Paula J. Giddings, David A. Hollinger, Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, David M. Rubenstein, and Ben Vinson