American History | University of Arkansas Press

Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Native Foods by Michael D. Wise

Apr 5, 2023 | American History, Food and Foodways, Food Studies, Forthcoming Books

Agriculture, Indigeneity, and Settler Colonialism in American History

Matthew E. Stanley Reviews American Atrocity in The Journal of Southern History

Feb 16, 2023 | African American Studies, American History, Arkansas and the Region, Review

“American Atrocity is an engrossing and important book.”

Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Hidden in Plain Sight: Concealing Enslavement in American Visual Culture

Jan 13, 2023 | African American Studies, American History, art, Art and Architecture, Forthcoming Books

New book from Rachel Stephens to be published in Fall 2023.

Curating the American Past in the Journal of Southern History

Nov 7, 2022 | American History, Review, Special Topics

“As is well known, Pete is an outstanding storyteller, and this book is no exception.”

Guy Lancaster talks about American Atrocity on the New Books Network

Oct 25, 2022 | African American Studies, American History, Arkansas and the Region, interview

By interrogating the substance of lynching, American Atrocity: The Types of Violence in Lynching shines new light on both past anti-Black violence and the historical underpinnings of our present moment.

Man on a Mission: James Meredith and the Battle of Ole Miss is Now Available

Jul 6, 2022 | African American Studies, American History

Man on a Mission: James Meredith and the Battle of Ole Miss is now available. In 1962, James Meredith famously desegregated the University of Mississippi (a.k.a. Ole Miss). As the first Black American admitted to the school, he demonstrated great courage amidst the...