December 25, 2020: AmericanWishing: Thoughtful Scholars

[As this godawful year nears its close, we could all use some positivity. So for my annual series of wishes for the AmericanStudies Elves, I wanted to highlight hopeful figures, texts, histories, and stories we should all better remember in the new year. Leading up to a weekend post featuring a more personal hope!]

Six scholarly voices, past and present, we can all learn from in 2021.

1)      W.E.B. Du Bois

2)      Francis Jennings

3)      Ronald Takaki

4)      Carolyn Karcher and Miles Orvell

5)      Keisha Blain

Special post this weekend,

Ben

PS. What do you think? Scholars we should all read?