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Johnson’s current project is a forthcoming book about the history of the Mississippi Valley between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War. The work traces the spread of slavery through the Mississippi delta, Gordon added...
...Gordon said that Johnson’s scholarship will add to the department’s small group of faculty specializing in slavery, which includes Associate Professor of African and African American Studies Susan O’Donovan and Assistant Professor of History Vincent Brown...
...that all together and it’s a really great group of scholars,” Gordon said...
...about the inner workings of 19th century slave markets. The piece, for which Johnson garnered multiple awards, is a “pioneering study” that draws upon the slaves’ own narratives to divulge the strategies they used to manipulate the market, Gordon said...
After reviewing Johnson’s works and receiving recommendations from colleagues, Gordon said he “saw the opportunity to bring in somebody outstanding,” who was not already on the history department’s regular roster of upcoming appointments...