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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's our first anniversary!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Not of marriage, but of @americanstudier.bsky.social's and my public scholarly website Black & White & Read All Over! I'm so proud of this website that got us both off Substack and has developed into a home for our work & resources for first-gen & indie scholars 🥹

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Black and White and Read All Over

Where Scholarship Meets the Public

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last month, I wrote about Norman Morrison, the pacifist Quaker who self-immolated in 1965 to protest the escalating Vietnam War. Here’s some of my research that didn’t make it into my initial story. #history #skystorians jonathanburdick.beehiiv.com/p/reflection...

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Reflections on Norman Morrison

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Doesn’t seem that long ago I was in Halloween horror movie mode. It’s time again. This year, I’m also working on a story about #horrormovies and why we like them. I’m also going to specifically watch those horror #movies I somehow missed over the years. First up: Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My latest is on the quest to find a home for a *National* War of 1812 museum. Historian Douglas Brinkley, journalist Steve Scully, and Dr. Brad King, expert in museum exhibition development, all believe the location could be Erie, Pennsylvania: www.eriereader.com/article/brin...

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Bringing 1812 Into the 21st Century

A national museum on the shores of Lake Erie's bayfront

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ben's account has unfortunately been temporarily suspended for tagging all the wonder scholars in #ScholarSunday this week, so please make sure to subscribe to the newsletter to get it in your inbox every week! If you find value in Scholar Sunday, please share it with people who don't know it yet!

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#ScholarSunday Thread 293 (9/13/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

Here it is, my 293rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, &...

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As somebody who lives in Erie and can see Lake Erie out of my window, let me say: we are truly living in the dumbest of times.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Google was incorporated on this day in 1998. Here’s how Google described themselves in those early months. (And now nearly 30 years later, I’ve been on a mission to de-Google my digital life)

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Having a Sea World nearby in, of all places, Ohio as a kid was definitely a vibe.

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Brad Listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎂 Otherppl turns 15 on September 14th. I released the first episode of the show on Sept 14, 2011. 15 years and more than 1k conversations w writers later, it's still going. To mark the anniversary, I’ve gone through the archive and chosen 15 conversations that have stayed w me: otherppl.com/15

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Now out: the September issue of DAMN HISTORY, my free monthly newsletter for #history readers and writers. Coffee stimulates history, Yippies at Disneyland, race terror in Florida, a metal bolt, restoring Pluto, damned thick books, + more. Read/subscribe: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some Battle of Lake Erie love in Widow’s Bay.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For the final post in my America Through 70s Rock Bands blog series, multi-media texts & contexts that help chart the arc of the iconic & incredibly influential punk band The Ramones--from that logo to their cameo in a Roger Corman B-movie to The Simpsons! blackwhiteandread.com/august-28-20...

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August 28, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: The Ramones – Black and White and Read All Over

[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its 50th anniversary this week I wanted ...

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I know I’m behind here, but I just finished Episode 4 of Widow’s Bay. They better not do my girl Patricia dirty.

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today's #history article pick from Damn History, my free newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @jonathanburdick.bsky.social & @eriereader.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe www.eriereader.com/article/norm...

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Norman Morrison: An Erie Quaker's Fatal War Protest

How a 1965 self-immolation left a family, hometown grappling with its meaning

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I probably won’t make it home in time to watch Jennifer’s Body for #HATM, but I will point out that it’s director, Karyn Kusama, is an executive producer of Yellowjackets and directed its pilot. Her first movie was 2000’s Girlfight… which was Michelle Rodriguez’s first movie.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I deactivated Facebook and Instagram a couple of weeks ago. Observations: I don’t miss them except 1) selling stuff I’m getting rid of on marketplace and 2) having no idea what events are going on anymore. It seems like in the last decade, FB became the only place people advertised their events.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The new school year is almost upon us, but summer isn’t quite done, & neither are the summer #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 290th of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +

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#ScholarSunday Thread 290 (8/23/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Me getting ready for work the next couple of months versus me getting ready for work by January. #edusky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Mushrooms are so cool, because, like, this mushroom in my yard could be delicious. Or it could cause organ failure and kill me. And I can’t tell the difference.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My latest story is on Norman Morrison, a Pennsylvania born Quaker who in 1965 self-immolated in front of the Pentagon to protest the escalating Vietnam War. It was a heavy story to research and write. #history #writing #skystorians www.eriereader.com/article/norm...

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Norman Morrison: An Erie Quaker's Fatal War Protest

How a 1965 self-immolation left a family, hometown grappling with its meaning

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Since I first saw it, I think about the stop-motion horror movie Mad God like… once a month. An unbelievable, bizarre passion project that took THIRTY YEARS to make. It makes me sad that I know very few people who’ve watched it. #filmsky #moviesky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hey #writer & history friends, looking for thoughts: I've been writing for publications since 2017, but last year got back into writing for pleasure. I hosted on my own website, but with links deranked on socials & no subscriptions, it's hard to get eyes on it. Knowing Substack's issues... #writing

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Live from Philly, where both LeBron & I took our talents this week (although I'm headed back to Boston later today), here’s my 286th #ScholarSunday thread of great writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +

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#ScholarSunday Thread 286 (7/26/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

Live from Philly, where both LeBron & I took our talents this week, here’s my 286th #ScholarSunday thread of great writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add mor...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

An important piece by @jimdowns.bsky.social on public history, responding to the recent wrong-headed New Republic piece about it Thank you, Jim, for discussing what good public history does--& what historians like you & me & Kevin Kruse & Heather Cox Richardson do, & why lithub.com/on-the-publi...

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On the Public Historians Reminding Us How Easy It Is to Repeat the Mistakes of the Past

A recent essay in The New Republic asks why historians have become such visible public voices during the Trump era. Katherine Kelaidis argues that figures such as Heather Cox Richardson, Jill Lepor…

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I love coming across gems like this. From the Library of Congress digital archives: “Boy in tire swing holds a cow by its halter.” Mid-1920s. #history #skystorians

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Here it is, my 285th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

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#ScholarSunday Thread 285 (7/19/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My latest is about Edwin Garnet Riley. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called him the “poet-historian” of Pennsylvania’s Oil Region. “I have seen men rise to affluence and office and then be reduced to abject poverty over night,” he said. #history #skystorians #writing www.eriereader.com/article/edwi...

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I’m deeply, madly in love with the #Cleveland Museum of Art (and that’s its FREE admission). 🥺 #history #ohio #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On this day in 1863, Waterford and Erie’s Col. Strong Vincent was shot during the defense of Little Round Top during the #CivilWar. The 26-year-old Vincent, who before the war practiced law in #EriePA, had told his men, “Don’t give an inch!” #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Snapped these of the floating community on Horseshoe Pond at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA. Houseboats here date back to the 1890s. These 24 are grandfathered in. I’ve always been fascinated by them (and it’s actually the setting of a novel that I’ve outlined). #writing #writingcommunity

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My boys and I visited Lawnfield, President James A. Garfield’s homestead, today. If you’re ever in or near #Cleveland, Ohio, it’s well worth the trip. #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Got this haul for my classroom for $16 today at Erie’s biggest summer book sale (a fundraiser for the library). All pristine. This event is my favorite holiday. #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL-TIME: Raiders of the Lost Ark. #IndianaJones #moviesky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

“America is Safe.” As seen in the Erie Daily Times. January 1940. #WWII #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

41 years ago was the worst tornado outbreak in Pennsylvania history. Here’s my story from last year: www.eriereader.com/article/the-... #history #skystorians #1980s #weather #tornadoes #nwpa #pennsylvania

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Let’s close out this eternal month of May right, with my 278th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

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#ScholarSunday Thread 278 (5/31/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I had an aunt (my great-grandfather’s sister) who lived to 109. She was born in 1892 and died in 2002. Up until her final weeks, she remained pretty with it and aware. The older that I get, the more it blows my mind. I just think about everything she lived through and saw. #skystorians #history

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Look, Google, it’s not you. It’s me. Okay, no. It’s you. My latest: www.jonathanburdick.com/words/breaki...

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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The Improbable and Tragically Short Presidency of James Garfield

Nation's 20th president pushed back against Gilded Age corruption

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

If you’re interested in the history, current standing, and future of the interwebs, here’s three books that I highly, deeply recommend that I’ve read in recent months. (note: the first comes out next month, but I was able to snag an advanced copy) #history #techsky #booksky #ai #technology

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

“Losers and misfits gather to celebrate their ignorance.” June 1992 coverage in the Erie Daily Times of a local Ku Klux Klan rally. #ErieCountyPA #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

From the Dating section of the Erie Daily Times. May 4, 1986. Hope he’s doing okay without New Coke. #history #skystorians

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My latest in the Erie Reader is on James Garfield and his homestead in Mentor, Ohio, just a short drive from #EriePA. Pick up a copy today (or catch it online later). #ClevelandOH #history #skystorians

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