Robin Bernstein
@RobinMBernstein
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Author of Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit. Reposts are not endorsements.
Joined January 2011
Available now! Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit. Angela Y. Davis calls Freeman's Challenge "A provocative, robust and rigorously researched interrogation of the historical meaning of imprisonment." .
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I came up with some rhymes that tickle me. My GF says they're awful. "We can make bricolage in my ecolodge,.But Baby, don't bogart the folk art.".
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In this clip with @positivetradio , I talk about what the #UndergroundRailroad was--and wasn't--and how #WilliamFreeman 's family was a part of this heroic effort. @UChicagoPress #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #Slavery #Freedom
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TODAY! Live at 3pm!.
Upcoming Interview: Robin Bernstein!. This Friday, join us for an incredible conversation with Robin Bernstein, Harvard professor and acclaimed cultural historian!. We'll be diving into her groundbreaking new book, Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original
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Airing TODAY! . @UChicagoPress.
This week on Brushwood Media Network, Robin Bernstein uncovers the disturbing roots of America’s first for-profit prison and its impact on justice today. Eye-opening and essential. ⚖️. 📅 Airs July 9 at 5:00 PM & 12:00 AM EST.Listen here:
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RT @writing_show: Upcoming Interview: Robin Bernstein!. This Friday, join us for an incredible conversation with Robin Bernstein, Harvard p….
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RT @writing_show: Opportunity! 🔥. This Friday, The Writing Community Chat Show welcomes Robin Bernstein – Harvard Professor, award-winning….
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RT @lpolgreen: This was my first encounter with Mamdani and it really stuck. Had never heard of him and this video made a big impression.
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TODAY at 1:30 PST/4:30 EST: I'll be LIVE on Positive Talk Radio. Tune in at to hear me talk about how we can access voices from the past--and how YOU can preserve your family's history for future generations. #FreemansChallenge.@UChicagoPress.
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I'm so grateful that @scaseycontent shared his rich, smooth voice and acting talent for the #audiobook of #FreemansChallenge. Check out this gorgeous clip that Shamaan posted in honor of #juneteenth2025 !.
For #Juneteenth, learn the history of America's first prison for profit, and the explosive murder that challenged America with @RobinMBernstein Freeman's Challenge!.#audible #audiobook #slavery #history #AmericanHistory #narrator #bookrecommendations
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RT @_inquest_: How long has the US had for-profit prisons & unpaid prison labor? @RobinMBernstein (in convo w/ Nicole Fleetwood of @Marking….
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TODAY: Nicole Fleetwood & I are in dialogue about #prison labor, the art & intellectual work of incarcerated people, and of course William Freeman. Thx to @_inquest_ for so much incisive critique of the #prisonindustry @MarkingTimeArt @UChicagoPress.
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I just wrote a reader's report in which I recommended that a journal article be published with no revisions. I've never done that before. It feels good.
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THRILLED that #FreemansChallege is on the long list for the #MassBookAward from @MassBook. And to be in such good company! . @UChicagoPress #bookawards
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RT @MassBook: MCB is proud to sponsor a nonfiction panel @NBPTLitFest with @RobinMBernstein about her book "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder….
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RT @kcarterjackson: NPR's It's Been a Minute is one of my FAVORITE podcasts! So hype I got to be on with the homie @marciachatelain and tal….
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RT @MassBook: Events this week! . Th- Crystal Maldonado at Worcester State University.Sa- Mary Buchinger at Somerse….
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RT @schaalfan: Today a woman with developmental disabilities came into the library, and said she was lost. She didn't know her address, but….
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RT @MassBook: MCB is proud to sponsor a nonfiction panel @NBPTLitFest with @RobinMBernstein about her book "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder….
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RT @FashioningSelf: Nona Faustine’s 2021 artwork "Dorothy Angola, Stay Free, In Land Of The Blacks" was taken on Minetta Lane in Greenwich….
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