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Kathleen DuVal

@kathleenduval.bsky.social
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Historian, UNC professor

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On Mercy Otis Warren, @kathleenduval.bsky.social is so good on how even powerful & privileged women fade into obscurity. My fav is @jcblibrary.bsky.social copy of MOW's 1775 scathingly satirical play The Group abt sycopahntic politicians annotated with all characters ID-ed. Beau Trumps, anyone?
Dramatis Persona on 18th c page with manuscript identifying each for ex Lord Chief Justice Hazelrod is noted as Judge Oliver.A statue of Mercy Warren is at the Barnstable County Courthouse, holding aloft a book!  It was erected in 1991 and there is an annual Cape Cod woman of the year award named for her.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Visions of America with @marthasjones.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Visions of America: The Revolution as You’ve Never Seen It Before
For the 250th anniversary, The Times Magazine asked leading historians to profile founding-era Americans whose roles in the drama have been often overlooked.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“Not since Adolf Hitler blew his brains out in a bunker beneath the garden of the German Reich Chancellery on April 30, 1945, have the lives of so many people around the world been so buffeted by the psychosis of a single man.” open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters
Let's be honest about the roots, costs and consequences of the Iran War
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National Constitution Center @constitutionctr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This week on #WeThePeoplePodcast, award-winning historian Kathleen DuVal discusses her new book, ‘Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.’ Kathleen DuVal explains the significance of her book’s title below. Full episode: ow.ly/UCc650XToTG
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Congratulations!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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National Constitution Center @constitutionctr.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
On #AmericasTownHall, Kathleen DuVal explains how a new generation of Native Americans came to realize that U.S. citizenship and the rights promised with it were key to protecting their nations in the future. Watch the full conversation: ow.ly/fsKZ50XGZAR
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Thank you!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Ken Burns Finally Puts Native People Back In the American Revolution Story — And It Matters
Opinion. Ken Burns, the award-winning filmmaker whose work has defined how Americans understand the Civil War, baseball, jazz, and the Vietnam War, is back this week on PBS with a new six-part documen...
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Starting Sunday night on @pbs.org, watch me (and many others) in this guy’s film #AmericanRevolutionPBS @unumkenburns.bsky.social
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Big thanks to WSRE for a great visit to Pensacola to talk about the Gulf Coast in the American Revolution youtu.be/8cnngurIx08
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Conversations with Jeff Weeks | Kathleen DuVal
YouTube video by WSRE PBS (Pensacola, FL)
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I love Best Years of Their Lives!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I do!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
“a reminder that the Revolution meant, and still means, different things to different people” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/a...
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Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Charlottesville friends: www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-of-no...
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Fall of North America's Ancient Cities & Rise of a More Egalitarian Order
The 19th Tracy W. and Katherine W. McGregor Distinguished Lecture in American History
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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What We Learned Filming ‘The American Revolution’
The co-directors of the new PBS series describe how they made a documentary about a war distant in time and shrouded in myth.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thank you!
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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
✨ An inspiring evening at the NC State Archives with @unchistory.bsky.social profs Fitzhugh Brundage, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, and Joseph Glatthaar to celebrate the publication of Foundations of American Democracy. Now available to all North Carolinians via a free digital edition on NC LIVE! 📚
Editors & UNC-Chapel Hill Historians Miguel La Serna, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Kathleen DuVal with copies of Foundations of American Democracy: A Critical Documents Reader. Panel moderated by Dr. Darin Waters, Deputy Secretary, Office of Archives & History
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
“Our students need … deep context to fulfill their role as citizens, and to feel that they have a stake in the future of the country we share.” www.publicedworks.org/2025/09/hist...
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History’s role in guiding NC students - Public Ed Works
EDITOR’S NOTE: The State Archives of North Carolina will host a free public discussion among four distinguished UNC-Chapel Hill historians on teaching the Foundations of American Democracy from 5:30-7...
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The American Philosophical Society is hosting my book talk in person and remote Oct. 7. Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/nativ...
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
My friend Peter Giuliano has an amazing Substack about the history and science of food. Highly recommend! open.substack.com/pub/paxculin...
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Pax Culinaria. chat
Join now in the Substack app
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Yes
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Made by the good folks at beingwicked.com
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Being Wicked
Wicked designs for good people | Web design for authors
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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Kathleen DuVal
Kathleen DuVal is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she specializes in early American and Native American history.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Anisa Khalifa @anisa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
this week on The Broadside from @wunc.org, an eye-opening, fascinating discussion with historian @kathleenduval.bsky.social about her Pulitzer-winning book about a millennium of Indigenous history on this continent. we covered so much & yet barely scratched the surface! www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
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Changing the narrative on Native nations
Native Americans have a history that goes back millennia — rooted in generations of strength and resilience that continue to influence our world today.
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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
UNUM on the Road continued last week in North Carolina with historian @kathleenduval.bsky.social A featured voice in THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Professor DuVal explores how disputes over Native land helped ignite the Revolutionary War.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 13/05/2025
Congratulations to the following AHA members who were recently honored by the Pulitzer Prize Board for 2025: Edda Fields-Black, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, Benjamin Nathans, and finalists @sethrockman.bsky.social, Rachel Nolan, and @davidgreenberg.bsky.social. 🗃️
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Illegally firing an employee of the legislative branch to help Elon’s AI projects steal copyrighted work. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Trump fires top US copyright official
Democrats are alleging foul play.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Thank you, Sarah!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
“The average American eats 20 pounds of seafood each year—about three-fourths of which is imported. New tariffs will increase prices for and reduce consumption…. That could pit Americans' heart health against their wallets.” Op-ed today by Marty Smith www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/hidd...
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The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs | Think Global Health
President Donald Trump's tariffs will raise seafood prices, which could undermine cardiovascular health
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“What Happens When Washington Runs Amok? Ask a Native American“ by the brilliant Keith Richotte www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Contributor: What happens when Washington runs amok? Ask a Native American
When forces unite with no care for the Constitution, the rule of law or anything you learned in civics class, you can end up with the entrenched overreach of the Plenary Power Doctrine.
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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If you like knowledge and life-saving medical research, if you like the vistas that higher education opens for young people, if you like campus life in all its messy glory... and also college sports, THEN this is the moment we have to talk about the true madness of what's happening in DC presently.
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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Let's use #MarchMadness to reflect on why our society needs robust colleges and universities. We won't have colleges and universities if the Musk/Trump Admin eliminates grants for essential research, destroys the financial aid system, and censors free thought and expression on campuses.
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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
You've got 64 teams, the vast majority of which are public, community-serving, primarily non-elite students. Every single one of them is at risk. If you love college sports, you've got to defend our colleges and universities! Some of these schools may not exist to play in next year's tourney.
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Any time!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Lmk if you want me to sign any!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yes! I just downloaded that episode and am looking forward to listening to it tomorrow
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
And congratulations to you on the Lincoln shortlist!!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Thank you!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I’m thrilled to share that Native Nations has won the Bancroft Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a...
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Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Great to hear!
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Thanks, yes: I hope people read past the title, which I didn’t write
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Non-tenure track full-time professor, with teaching obligations but no research component of the contract. In this case, one to three year contract, renewable
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The History Department at UNC Chapel Hill seeks a Teaching Professor to teach a 3:3 load, including the American Revolution and early American history unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/294...
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Thank you!
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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Need a distraction from Election Day news coverage? The N American continent is approx 160 million years old, yet we tend to focus on 3300 millionths of that history, the period between 1492-present. @kathleenduval.bsky.social asks us to widen our view to 1,000 years of N American history.
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Episode 397: Kathleen DuVal, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
The North American continent is approximately 160 million years old, yet in the United States, we tend to focus on what amounts to 3300 millionths of that history, which is the period between 1492 to ...
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Kathleen DuVal @kathleenduval.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Thank you!
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