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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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The Trouble of Color
The Trouble of Color

The Trouble of Color

by Martha S. Jones

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Vanguard
Vanguard

Vanguard

by Martha S. Jones

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Events

March 2025

  • George Washington's Mount Vernon

    3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121

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  • Center for Brooklyn History

    In conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones

    128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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  • Greedy Reads Remington

    In conversation with Danielle Evans

    320 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211

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  • Maryland Center for History and Culture

    In conversation with Elgin Klugh and Wanda Heard

    610 Park Avenue, Baltimore , MD 21201

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April 2025

  • American Ancestors (New England Genealogical Historical Society)

    In conversation with Lee Hawkins and Thavolia Glymph

    Virtual event only

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  • CityLit Festival

    In conversation with Irvin Weathersby, JR. and Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead

    Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201 Baltimore Theatre, Mezzanine

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    261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

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