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Nathan connolly

A world more complete
Published Aug 3, 2021
Historian Nathan D. Connolly investigates the brick wall of race, class, and real estate
History and humanities
Mellon Foundation awards $4 million to Inheritance Baltimore project
Published Jan 14, 2021
The project will pioneer new methods of instruction, research, and archival preservation that bring the history of the Black Baltimoreans to the fore
Faculty
The family that reads together
Published July 24, 2020
Through their new YouTube series 'Storytime with Dr. Connolly,' instructors Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott hope to bring a celebration of Africana history to the next generation of readers
Podcast
Stories in past tense
Published Summer 2018
Narrative is a powerful way to present historical information. Historian Nathan Connolly discusses why it works, and when it doesn't. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Women's history month
Harriet Tubman, real-life action hero
Published March 8, 2018
Maryland-born abolitionist and humanitarian is 'as heroic as it gets,' says historian N. D. B. Connolly
Commentary
'Black Panther' taps centuries of dreams
Published Feb 16, 2018
Historian N.D.B. Connolly explores the historical inspirations, both real and imagined, for the film's fictional world of Wakanda / The Hollywood Reporter
Best of 2016
'National Geographic' gives nod to N.D.B. Connolly
Published Dec 29, 2016
JHU historian helped digitize government records of redlining in new interactive database
Connolly on air
Published Dec 16, 2016
JHU historian to co-host 'BackStory with the American History Guys' radio program beginning Feb. 3
#syllabus
A curated guide to the rise of Trumpism
Published Dec 9, 2016
Crowd-sourced syllabus co-compiled by Johns Hopkins historian N.D.B. Connolly goes viral post-election
Faculty honors
Historian wins book award
Published Oct 4, 2016
N.D.B. Connolly receives Bennett H. Wall Award from Southern Historical Association