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Seth Rockman

@sethrockman

Historian at Brown University, author of *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* forthcoming from University of Chicago Press, Nov. 2024

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linkhttps://history.brown.edu/people/seth-e-rockman calendar_today24-03-2011 17:09:00

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Congrats to Seth Rockman on his new book, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery! Don’t miss this impactful work—pick up a copy today! ow.ly/ctTp50TZKLA Interested in hosting a book talk with Seth Rockman? ow.ly/OmRi50TZKLv.

Congrats to Seth Rockman on his new book, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery! Don’t miss this impactful work—pick up a copy today! ow.ly/ctTp50TZKLA 
Interested in hosting a book talk with Seth Rockman? ow.ly/OmRi50TZKLv.
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On November 13, join historian and author Seth Rockman for a discussion of his new book 'Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery' with fellow writer Stephanie McCurry. Register now for this free in-person event at @nyplsnfl: on.nypl.org/3YYSev9

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For 55 years, Sesame Street has welcomed all children to learn and play with our furry friends, friendly monsters, and warm and gentle grown-ups. Everyone has a place on Sesame Street and has since our first episode premiered on November 10th, 1969. Happy #SesameStreetDay

For 55 years, Sesame Street has welcomed all children to learn and play with our furry friends, friendly monsters, and warm and gentle grown-ups.

Everyone has a place on Sesame Street and has since our first episode premiered on November 10th, 1969. Happy #SesameStreetDay
NYPL Events (@nyplevents) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On November 13, join historian and author Seth Rockman for a discussion of his new book 'Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery' with fellow writer Stephanie McCurry. Register now for this free in-person event at @nyplsnfl: on.nypl.org/3AzX4pa

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This is a page from a textile sample book in @WinterthurMuse's permanent collection. The header reads 'Échantillons d’étoffes d’Angleterre, à l’usage des nègres en Europe et en Amérique' (Samples of English fabrics, for use by negroes in Europe and America). Textiles like those

This is a page from a textile sample book in @WinterthurMuse's permanent collection. The header reads 'Échantillons d’étoffes d’Angleterre, à l’usage des nègres en Europe et en Amérique' (Samples of English fabrics, for use by negroes in Europe and America). Textiles like those
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Last night, I had the honor of joining Seth Rockman at Parsons for the launch of his book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery. Thank you to Seth for sharing his insights and to everyone who attended. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend purchasing a

Last night, I had the honor of joining <a href="/sethrockman/">Seth Rockman</a> at <a href="/parsonsdesign/">Parsons</a> for the launch of his book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery. Thank you to Seth for sharing his insights and to everyone who attended. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend purchasing a
Seth Rockman (@sethrockman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This was so much fun! A million thanks to Dr Isabella Rosner for welcoming me on to her podcast. And for a really nice thread of some of the artifacts that came up in our discussion.

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I have read this. It is incredibly informative. You should read it too! Congratulations and thanks, Mary Ellen Hicks, for doing some seriously heavy historiographical lifting here.

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'Weaving expanded quickly because it was self-employment that was undertaken by both men and women without gender distinction.' Bronwen Everill on the role of slavery in American manufacturing the-tls.co.uk/history/modern…

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The AHR invites pitches for ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the American Historical Review. A diverse range of objects across the globe will be interpreted to offer insights into the world of the revolution in the Americas and beyond. Submit by December 9. historians.org/news-publicati…

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It arrived! Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery by Seth Rockman tells a story of American capitalism through the materials that connected enslavers and enslaved “coerced consumers” to spinners weavers & owners in the North press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

It arrived! Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery by <a href="/sethrockman/">Seth Rockman</a> tells a story of American capitalism through the materials that connected enslavers and enslaved “coerced consumers” to spinners weavers &amp; owners in the North
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…
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This talk was a total and complete triumph. It was 🔥 and everyone in the room was like "whoa!" I was so proud to be your friend and colleague as you were speaking. Thank you Gorkem Akgoz for bringing it and for sharing your intellect with Brown History Dept.

Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD (@araujohistorian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despite the snow Monday, along with Seth Rockman, Randy Browne and Christopher Brown we had a very well attended presidential panel at American Historical Association #aha25 annual meeting discussing our new books #slaveryarchive

Despite the snow Monday, along with <a href="/sethrockman/">Seth Rockman</a>, Randy Browne and Christopher Brown we had a very well attended presidential panel at <a href="/AHAhistorians/">American Historical Association</a> #aha25 annual meeting discussing our new books #slaveryarchive