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Martha S. Jones

About the Author

Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, professor of history, and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute at the Johns Hopkins University. A prizewinning author and editor of four books, most recently Vanguard, she is past copresident of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians and has contributed to the New York Times, Atlantic, and many other publications. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Events

May 2025

  • National Museum of African Amerian History

    1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560

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  • Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History Book Breaks

    Virtual event only

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  • Prince George’s County Memorial Library System

    Virtual event only