@agordonreed

Univ. Prof.,Harvard. Pulitzer,Nat’l Bk Award for THOM.,On Juneteenth, 1 of NY Times 10 Best Books 2021, Mac “Genius”,SHEAR President,2018, SAH President,2022-23

 Manhattan, NY
hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10329/Gordon-Reed
Joined August 2013
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The New York Review of Books
@nybooksOct 13
The first episode of Endgame, our new podcast about power & culture, is out now. Host Fintan O’Toole (@fotoole) welcomes Annette Gordon-Reed (@agordonreed) for a conversation about racism in America & the contradictions of the Declaration of Independence. nybooks.com/online/2026/10/1…

Jefferson, Independence, and Slavery | Annette Gordon-Reed, Fintan O’Toole

Season 1, Episode 1 of Endgame

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UVA Press@uvapressSep 23
#readUP upress.virginia.edu/title/26…
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It’s nice to have my work vindicated by another DNA test. What’s also great is the vindication of Madison Hemings who spoke of TJ and SH & Fawn Brodie, who put his recollections in her TJ bio that I read at 14 and got me started on this journey.
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Nell Irvin Painter reflects on what it meant to be awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. Explore more from Nell Irvin Painter here: anisfield-wolf.org/awba-book…
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More SH-TJ DNA smithsonianmag.com/smithsoni…

Did Thomas Jefferson Father Sally Hemings' Children? After More Than a Decade of Research, the...

A lock of hair, advances in genetic science and a community of descendants all contributed to solving an American mystery

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Candice Frederick@ReelTalkerSep 22
A Black Jefferson Descendant Is Buried at Monticello for the First Time nytimes.com/2026/09/22/arts/…

A Black Jefferson Descendant Is Buried at Monticello for the First Time

The burial came as the Smithsonian released DNA research it said provides “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings.

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It’s nice to have my work vindicated by another DNA test. What’s also great is the vindication of Madison Hemings who spoke of TJ and SH & Fawn Brodie, who put his recollections in her TJ bio that I read at 14 and got me started on this journey.
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Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children nytimes.com/2026/09/18/arts/… via @NYTimes

Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children (Gift Article)

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

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Okay, if you haven’t done Connections today, look away. NY Times Connections-the “p” in empty is pronounced.
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Sven Beckert@Sven_BeckertJul 31
Come join me in Madrid on September 23 to celebrate the release of the Spanish edition of Capitalism: A Global History. Conferencia Magistral de Sven Beckert frdelpino.es/en_gb/conferenc…

Keynote Lecture by Sven Beckert - Rafael del Pino Foundation

Capitalism. The most powerful economic force of our time

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Monticello@TJMonticelloJul 27
Visiting Monticello with kids? Be sure to stop by the Griffin Discovery Room! Designed especially for ages 6–12, this interactive space lets young visitors get hands-on with history. Plan your trip: Monticello.org/Visit
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Jonathan Gienapp@TheGNappJul 22
An essay by me and Jane Calvert on the John Dickinson documents discovery that reveal his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution. It previews the scholarly forum on the documents that will be published soon. lawliberty.org/the-secret-ef…

The Secret Effort to Prevent the Revolution – Jane E. Calvert & Jonathan Gienapp

Newly discovered letters by John Dickinson shed light on his opposition to American independence.

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The Cullman Center@CullmanNYPLJul 23
"Maybe that’s what a classic is: not only a work that endures but one that makes something endure in you." Past @CullmanNYPL Fellow (and current Center director!) Salvatore Scibona on Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s 'Trilogy About the Boy' in the @NewYorker:
The New Yorker
@NewYorkerJul 22
A strange, urgent trilogy of Icelandic novels that chart loss, desire, and longing for the sweet, sleepy death of hypothermia. newyorker.com/books/under-re…

There’s Nothing Provincial About This Three-Volume Icelandic Saga

Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s “Trilogy About the Boy” is set in the remote Westfjords but its ambition is universal.

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Monticello@TJMonticelloJul 23
Earlier this summer, we had the honor of welcoming Judy Woodruff and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed to Monticello to film an episode of "Crossroads: America at 250." Watch the full episode: bit.ly/4xiZh07

Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence

It's been 250 years since Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, a document that declared all men equal even while hundreds of thousands of people remained enslaved. Judy Woodruff...

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Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence

It's been 250 years since Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, a document that declared all men equal even while hundreds of thousands of people remained enslaved. Judy Woodruff...

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BBC Breaking News
@BBCBreakingJul 18
Britain's Josh Kerr breaks men's mile world record, last set in 1999 - follow reaction bbc.in/4wJ1Zvk

Diamond League London LIVE: Josh Kerr breaks mile world record, Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m - times,...

Follow live BBC One coverage of the Diamond League as Josh Kerr sets mile world record at the London Athletics Meet

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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 18
SHEAR is pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of the 2026 SHEAR Prizes which will be announced live here in this 🧵
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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 18
Congratulations to Richard Bell the first winner of the SHEAR Book Prize for The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. (@riverheadbooks)
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The New York Times
@nytimesJul 18
Breaking News from @TheAthletic: The Olympian Josh Kerr broke the world record for fastest mile, which had stood for 27 years. nyti.ms/4yzC2QS

Josh Kerr breaks mile world record with 3:42.66s run at London Diamond League

The Scot bettered the previous 3:43.13s record which Hicham El Guerrouj had held since 1999 on Saturday.

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SHEAR@SHEARitesJul 16
SHEAR welcomes you to Philadelphia for the 47th Annual Conference! Conference registration opens at 3pm in the DoubleTree Overture. For more details on conference events see, shear.org/annual-meeting/#SH… 📷Independence Hall. Philadelphia 1876 / Theodore Poleni. Library of Congress.
Print showing a busy intersection of streets with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages and railroads, as well as horseback riders, with view of Independence Hall in the center background.

ALT Print showing a busy intersection of streets with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages and railroads, as well as horseback riders, with view of Independence Hall in the center background.

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Caroline Fraser@carolinefraserJul 14
What you won’t learn on tv— Why “Little House” Continues to Capture Our Hearts mariashriversundaypaper.com/…

Why “Little House” Continues to Capture Our Hearts

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser reflects on the enduring appeal of the beloved, nostalgic franchise—which just returned to TV! Listen to this article.0:00/777.4751021× Button lamps....

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