@RonAJohnson

Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Professor of History @Baylor | Author of *Entangled Alliances* @CornellPress

 Waco, TX
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/ronald-angelo-johnson
Joined March 2010
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This is my latest book *Entangled Alliances* with @CornellPress 📚🇺🇸🇭🇹 cornellpress.cornell.edu/boo…
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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 14
Episode Two of the Revolutionary America podcast is live! This episode features Edward J. Blum in conversation with Robert G. Parkinson on his new book Heart of American Darkness. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/robert-g…
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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 14
Tomorrow! Register below to attend in-person or virtually.
SHEAR@SHEARitesJun 18
Join us as we team up with the American Philosophical Society for the launch of the SHEAR Civics Exchange! The event titled: "Civic Engagement in the Revolutionary City, 1776 and 2026," will take place on Wednesday 7/15 from 6pm-7:30pm. Register here: amphilsoc.org/events/civic-e…
The graphic includes a painting featuring people standing around outside of Independence Hall. Graphic Courtesy of American Philosophical Society.

ALT The graphic includes a painting featuring people standing around outside of Independence Hall. Graphic Courtesy of American Philosophical Society.

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The JER Pano@TheJERPanoJul 11
Read on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/0…

Looking East at America 250: The Nation’s Semiquincentennial out West

Jason Hanson describes the power of the wildly popular “Moments That Made US” exhibit created as a western approach to America 250.

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The JER Pano@TheJERPanoJul 11
Check out "Looking East at America 250: The Nation’s Semiquincentennial out West" the latest #JERPano250! Jason Hanson considers the acclaimed "Moments That Made US" exhibit. Read on the #JERPano - Link as first comment.
Jason Herberts piece describes the power of the acclaimed Moments That Made Us exhibition, showing how multiple perspectives on pivotal moments can reshape public engagement with America's 250th. Images pop along bottom of page with "The Panorama" banner of Serra statue from (1912) "Francisco Palou's Life and apostolic labors of the Venerable Father Junípero Serra, founder of the Franciscan missions of California" (Internet Archive) and "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (MET).

ALT Jason Herberts piece describes the power of the acclaimed Moments That Made Us exhibition, showing how multiple perspectives on pivotal moments can reshape public engagement with America's 250th. Images pop along bottom of page with "The Panorama" banner of Serra statue from (1912) "Francisco Palou's Life and apostolic labors of the Venerable Father Junípero Serra, founder of the Franciscan missions of California" (Internet Archive) and "Washington Crossing the Delaware" (MET).

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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 10
Introducing Revolutionary America, a new podcast collaboration between the @NewBooksNetwork and SHEAR. The inaugural episode features President Carolyn Eastman in conversation with Lauren Duval, on her award-winning new book The Home Front. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-home…
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Looking forward to delivering the @OIEAHC keynote lecture “DIPLOMATIC DISAGREEMENT: REVOLUTIONARY FOUNDATIONS FOR DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN US FOREIGN POLICY” next week at the Transatlantic Studies Association conference in Williamsburg, VA.
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SchomburgCenter@SchomburgCenterJul 8
If you are looking for music to add to your playlist, we have 100 suggestions. Explore Soundtrack to 100 Years, our Centennial Music Playlist! It was collaboratively created by #SchomburgCenter staff. ##Schomburg100 #Music #Harlem ow.ly/WZol50ZkHAp
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“Black Catholics formed the Society of the Holy Family, a center of Catholic & Black religious life in Baltimore.” @Baylor_AandS History PhD student Philip Chivily published this lovely research piece in @americamag. Nice work, Phil! americamagazine.org/faith-an…

A rare look at Black Catholic life before the Civil War

Even if the Society of the Holy Family did not survive the antebellum period, it showed how a West African-rooted Catholicism could thrive in the United States.

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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 8
SHEAR is delighted to welcome Amanda Gibson as the new Civics Exchange Outreach Coordinator! She is finishing up a postdoc at UVA and once served as Outreach Coordinator at the Richmond, VA Fed. She believes deeply in the power of civic education to strengthen democracy.
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America Magazine
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Even if the Society of the Holy Family did not survive the antebellum period, it showed how a West African-rooted Catholicism could thrive in the United States. americamagazine.org/faith-an…

A rare look at Black Catholic life before the Civil War

Even if the Society of the Holy Family did not survive the antebellum period, it showed how a West African-rooted Catholicism could thrive in the United States.

americamagazine.org
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PERSONNEL@LoovenelleJul 6
Paris : les noms des stations de Métro pris au pied de la lettre. Une série de clichés signée Janol Apin.
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The JER Pano@TheJERPanoJul 6
Can't attend #SHEAR2026 in person? Due to generous donations from the UT Dallas History Graduate Program & VMI's Program in Constitutional History, we're offering hybrid access to sessions in a dedicated room hosting some Friday and Saturday panels. Links⬇️
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OIEAHC
@OIEAHCJul 6
Dive into 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦, where Nicole Eustace reviews 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒: vastearly.am/44bgcFl
Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution by Christopher R. Pearl (review)

ALT Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution by Christopher R. Pearl (review)

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SAVE THE DATE! @Baylor is honored to welcome Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, as the featured speaker for the 2026 Beall-Russell Lecture on Oct. 1st. Additional details will be shared soon.
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“The library is a place that promotes intellectual curiosity. Books inspire people to learn, to seek the truth, to verify information, instead of simply accepting what we’re told.” 📚 ~ Patricia Sargeant / Olivia Matthews
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The JER Pano@TheJERPanoJul 4
Thinking about recent Supreme Court decisions? Us too. Read Austin Stewart's timely #JERPano #ComPano piece to explore how the idea of settler nationhood has influenced ideas of belonging and citizenship outside the period of the early American republic. Link as first comment.
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Haitian scholar-diplomat @arthuweb’s piece in @lenouvelliste about our @The_OAH 2026 conference panel—including @lesliemalex, @MalickGhachem & @dawnd —on Rayford Logan’s *The Diplomatic History of the United States with Haiti* from @UNC_Press. 🇺🇸🇭🇹📚
Weibert Arthus@arthuwebJul 3
From Pawn to Perceived Threat: Revisiting Rayford Logan’s Analysis of Haitian-American Relations lenouvelliste.com/en/article…

From Pawn to Perceived Threat: Revisiting Rayford Logan’s Analysis of Haitian-American Relations

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence—the first independence in the Americas—I had the opportunity, during a panel at the annual conference of the Organization of...

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Dr. Robert Greene II@robgreeneIIJul 3
But I submit that those flaws are a key part of our nation's fabric. Just as the hope of a "more perfect union" is a critical part of our nation's fabric. I believe America can be America. Tomorrow, I will both celebrate the nation, and solemnly declare my hopes for the future
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Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of our Declaration of Independence (with revisions by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin), 1776:
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Reighan Gillam@ReighangillamJul 3
"By the late 1780s, Philadelphia had become home to the largest free Black population in the US. In 1787, two formerly enslaved ministers, Richard Allen & Absalom Jones, founded the Free African Society, the nation's 1st independent Black mutual aid org" phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Movements and moments: 250 years of Black history, leadership and legacy

As Philadelphia prepares to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, the city’s Black history stands as both a reflection of America’s promises and a reminder of its unfinished work. From the

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