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Nov. 16, 2022

In the Media: Rita Roberts’ I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife Included in Oprah Daily‘s List of Holiday Gift Books

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Oct. 2, 2023

In the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife on CSPAN

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Feb. 3, 2023

Rita Roberts Named Finalist for 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

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Nov. 16, 2022

In the Media: Rita Roberts’ I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife Included in Oprah Daily‘s List of Holiday Gift Books

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Oct. 2, 2023

In the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife on CSPAN

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Feb. 3, 2023

Rita Roberts Named Finalist for 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

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Nov. 16, 2022

In the Media: Rita Roberts’ I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife Included in Oprah Daily‘s List of Holiday Gift Books

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October 2, 2023

In the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife on CSPAN

The book is a compilation of letters sent between African Americans during the Civil War.

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February 3, 2023

Rita Roberts Named Finalist for 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography and professor of history and Africana studies, was named a 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize finalist for her book I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife: African American Letters of Love and Family in the Civil War Era.

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November 16, 2022

In the Media: Rita Roberts’ I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife Included in Oprah Daily‘s List of Holiday Gift Books

The book is a compilation of letters sent between African Americans during the Civil War.

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June 1, 2021

Scripps College Honors Retiring Faculty

This spring, Scripps College honors retiring faculty and thanks them for their years of teaching and service.

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July 10, 2020

Monet Massac ’21 Explores US Haitian Identity in Summer Research Project

To understand how Haitian immigrants negotiated their identity on US soil, Monet Massac ’21, granddaughter of Marie Massac, is embarking on a summer research project that explores how Haitian migrants from the 1970s–90s navigate the racial terrain of the United States.

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June 22, 2020

In the Media: Rita Roberts Discusses Racist Corporate Symbols in USA Today

In USA Today, Rita Roberts, Nathaniel Wright Stephenson Chair in History and Biography Chair and Professor of History and Africana Studies, discussed how Aunt Jemima and other racist corporate symbols have reinforced white supremacy beyond the breakfast table.

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