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Dr. Robert Greene II

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Dr. Robert Greene II

@robgreeneII

E.C. @AAIHS Managing Ed. Global Black Thought Bylines: @thenation @dissentmag @jacobinmag @madebyhistory @oxfordamerican, etc. History prof. @claflinuniv1869

Columbia, SC

fortyacresandastarship.wordpress.com

Joined March 2009

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Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Dec 16, 2021
A two-year labor of love...that I can finally hold in my hands. @ProfTDParry keep an eye out! #twitterstorians
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Oct 5, 2020
"I AM NOT MY ANCESTORS!" Your actual ancestors:
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Jan 17, 2019
Had a student accidentally walk into my European history class. (He’s in the class I teach right after, in the same room) I asked why he stayed. His answer? “What y’all were talking about was so interesting, I wanted to stay and learn more.” Pretty cool feeling.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Feb 7, 2020
22 films later, we're watching all the American presidents fight an Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Henry Clay.
IndieWire
@IndieWire
Feb 5, 2020
Disney Didn’t Just Buy #Hamilton for $75 Million; It Bought a Potential Franchise bit.ly/2OpRdrm
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Feb 25, 2019
I don’t care what you think of the film—but please take time to learn about why Green Books actually mattered in American history.
SchomburgCenter
@SchomburgCenter
Nov 15, 2018
Victor Hugo Green created the Green Book to help Black people travel safely in America. The Schomburg Center is home to the largest collection of Green Books, available to the public online or in person. Learn more: ow.ly/TCjM30mDjXn
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Oct 18, 2020
Replying to @PhuzzieSlippers
I've come close a few times to crying while lecturing about slavery in class. It's tough, man.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Feb 18, 2019
Just sent the FULL DISSERTATION DRAFT TO THE COMMITTEE along with a friendly reminder to finish the Doodle poll FOR A DEFENSE DATE. I might vomit.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Sep 8, 2018
W.E.B. Du Bois' life is insane. You could teach an entire course *within the contours of his lifetime* and cover nearly a century of U.S. history. He was born during Reconstruction and died the day before the I Have a Dream speech.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Mar 28, 2020
Godzilla is trending because we're all bored. Good reason to post my favorite GIF of all time.
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Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Oct 31, 2017
I’m just going to post an approximate expression of me reading John Kelly on the Civil War.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Apr 13, 2024
I am teaching Civil War and Reconstruction this fall, and I am seriously considering making the course mostly about Reconstruction. I do not want to give the war itself short shrift, but I *really* want to focus more on Reconstruction and its aftermath. Decisions, decisions.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Jan 6, 2021
The only folks saying this was unimaginable in the United States are those who just never read a decent book on the Reconstruction period.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Apr 3, 2019
Defended. Make a few revisions and that is it.
Dr. Robert Greene II
@robgreeneII
Feb 2, 2023
Had to end my African American History class today because I broke down talking about lynchings and explaining why I wouldn't show any lynching photos because the students have grown up with all the police brutality videos.