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Hilary Green, PhD

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Scholar, Educator. Author of Educational Reconstruction (Fordham UP, 2016) and Unforgettable Sacrifice (forthcoming Fordham UP, 2025) and other works.

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Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War (Reconstructing America) Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War (Reconstructing America) [Green, Hilary N., Fields-Black, Edda L.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War (Reconstructing America)

Another book worth checking out is @hngreen.bsky.social Unforgettable Sacrifice #HATM #TheGrayHouse
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02.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not write this book in response to this current administration. Yet, I find myself drawing on the people and examples in the book to explain how to cope with and resist the present moment. Keep reading. Keep engaging.
I'm ready for what the next year brings for Unforgettable Sacrifice! 3/3

25.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote this book for a Black reading public. I wrote for Black genealogists, readers of Oprah Book selections, members of ASALH, ABWH, AAIHS, BrANCH, JCWE, AHA, and SHA, and those who remain intellectually curious about the past for understanding the present. I wrote for family and community. 2/3

25.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Final book pub anniversary post: I wrote this book for my diverse communities--academic historian, daughter, niece, cousin and community member of where I have worked after getting my Ph.D. One early reader told me that we need a history of African American porches and porch sitting. 1/3

25.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This centers whiteness and minimizes the porch archives, traditions, and politics of Black communities I'm grateful that reviewers and scholars who have thoughtfully taken up this point, embraced porch archives as a lens, and even situated the part I w/in trauma studies. 2/2.

25.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book pub anniversary, post 3: We need more books on Black CW Memory and not less. I discussed communities that I knew intimately & left plenty of breadcrumbs for future scholarship. One point that scholars have picked up on is the tendency to reduce Black Civil War Memory to counter-memory. 1/2

25.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book pub anniversary, post 2: I'm grateful for my writing community who encouraged me to be bold, experiment w/ form, & develop this second book. The porch lessons, for instance, emerged from this community & had the full support of my editor Andy Slap and @fordhampress.bsky.social

25.02.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book-pub anniversary, post 1: I learned that is okay to start a project in opposition but not enough to sustain a decade long project. I wanted communities' porch archives to be understood w/in the field of Civil War Memory. Thankful for the communities' trust in me to write this book.

25.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy Book-Pub Anniversary of Unforgettable Sacrifice! It has been a whirlwind year. So I will do a series of posts about the book today.

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I am extremely grateful for the generous review in the Journal of Southern History of Unforgettable Sacrifice.

23.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was such a fun conversation! Hope that you give it a listen!

29.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I am honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice recognized with these other amazing finalists for the ASALH book prize.

13.01.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Civil War memory still defines US politics Podcast Episode Β· A Chicken in Every Pot Β· 18/12/2025 Β· 53m

Great to join Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan today on the "A Chicken in Every Pot" podcast. We discussed my new book "The Republican House Divided", as well as all things Republican Party and Civil War memory.

Listen wherever you usually find your podcasts! πŸ—ƒοΈ

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18.12.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026 As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...

Disappointed by my Ph.D. alma mater. These research centers played a vital role in cultivating the intellectual rigor and scholarly reputation of UNC.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

18.12.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yale Announces 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition has announced the winner of the twenty-seventh annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize.

I really enjoyed this book. Congratulations to Justene Hill Edwards. macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...

16.12.2025 20:38 πŸ‘ 479 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Search begins to find families of Black boys buried at abandoned Md. site Georgetown University has launched a research hub tasked with investigating the deaths and identities of children and teens who died in juvenile facilities nationwide.

Interesting research project at Georgetown. I can't wait to update my Spring Race and Campus Histories course syllabus to include this development.
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10.12.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to former Muster editor @hngreen.bsky.social for being included on this illustrious list!

08.12.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

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The Best Black History Books of 2025 - AAIHS We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black ...

Honored to have Unforgettable Sacrifice among this stellar list of books.

www.aaihs.org/the-best-bla...

08.12.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ScholarSunday Thread 251 (11/23/25) – Black and White and Read All Over With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week...

With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! πŸ—ƒοΈ
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Looking forward to speaking about the book at Emory on Monday.
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21.11.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so happy for you! It is an amazing book!

21.11.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am very grateful for the recognition!

15.11.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Local Politician The marker will recognize James T. S. Taylor, a Black Civil War soldier and local politician. Taylor grew up in Charlottesville and served as a sergeant in the 2nd United States Colored Infantry.

New Historical Marker to Recognize James T. S. Taylor, Black Civil War Soldier and Charlottesville Politician www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.... #TeachReconstruction

15.11.2025 12:46 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Book cover with African American youth marching along side Civil War veterans in a parade.

Book cover with African American youth marching along side Civil War veterans in a parade.

African American veterans and their families and communities were essential to sustaining Black Civil War memory over the late 19th century and twentieth century. I discuss my own ancestor and others in Unforgettable Sacrifice. I proudly remembered them yesterday.

12.11.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

With a book talk later this evening, I am catching up on some campus history work and grading. #2025SHA was a very affirming break with other historians. Back to reality. #amwriting #campushistory

10.11.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Likewise!

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Nov. 5, 1867: Alabama State Constitution Delegates gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to draft a new state constitution during Reconstruction.

#tdih 1867, Reconstruction era Alabama delegates drafted a new state constitution, established first state-financed public schools in South.

By 1871, Black & white children attended public schools.

Read "Educational Reconstruction" by @hngreen.bsky.social ⬇️ 🧡
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/al...

05.11.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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With β€˜Hands,’ Davidson College's monument aims to tell a β€˜broader story’ of the enslaved who built the college Approximately 1,000 people attended a ceremony at Davidson College Thursday to witness the unveiling of a monument that pays tribute to the enslaved individuals who contributed to the college's constr...

WFAE (Charlotte NPR) coverage of the dedication event. Here is the link: www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
#campushistory

28.10.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Local coverage of the dedication of the With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited and the opening of the Oak Row exhibition.
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...

#campushistory

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