Edward L. Ayers
@edward_l_ayers
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Historian of the American South, pioneer and advocate of digital history. Current projects: @newamericanhist @bunkhistory @UR_DSL @americanpano @ACWMuseum
Richmond, VA
Joined September 2015
Join me and our friends @Gilder_Lehrman for Inside the Vault on September 4, 2025, 7-8pm ET —A discussion on the Battle of Antietam & the Road to the Emancipation Proclamation.Registration Link:.
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At @NewAmericanHist we support our friends @VAHumanities and other state humanities councils. We hope you will, too!.
Virginia’s stories are at risk. Federal funding cuts have jeopardized the programs that preserve Virginia’s history, foster dialogue, and connect communities across the state. 🔗 Make your gift today: 💙 Help us spread the word by sharing this post
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Much thanks to our friends @ArcGISStoryMaps for featuring @NewAmericanHist on the @Esri StoryScape Community page and….
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Just in time for Earth Day, we are leaning into what we might learn from some of our early 19th c. American environmen….
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RT @NewAmericanHist: A SHOUT-OUT to @DrewKochTweets & our friends from @jnginstitute for including @NewAmericanHist @bunkhistory and @UR_DS….
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RT @NewAmericanHist: We hope all our friends from @NewAmericanHist will stop by and meet our team from @bunkhistory ! #NOLA #OAH24.
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RT @bunkhistory: In New Orleans for #OAH24? Learn more about the history of the Crescent City via our new Bunk Exhibit:..
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At the mouth of the Mississippi, New Orleans occupies a liminal space geographically, bringing the Caribbean into contact with the vast interior of North America. This location made the Crescent City...
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Still at #AHA24? We hope you will join us today at 11-12:30 Plaza B for “Reimagining History” with Julian Hayter @MapM….
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As @GovernorVA goes on @CNN w/@jaketapper tonight to talk about the “battle over education,” here are some thoughts about what we’ve learned from the struggle so far in Virginia.
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This is an opinion column from The Times-Dispatch opinion page.
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Happening tonight! Join @NewAmericanHist & .@MotonMuseum w/ #CivicLearningWeek 7 pm EST for a virtual screening/dis….
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RT @3underscores: The DSL is hiring a new associate director, someone to help lead the lab and coordinate all the GIS work for projects lik….
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As Virginia’s Board of Education meets again to discuss history standards, they need to remember that our kids deserve to be told the truth in compelling ways.
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This is an opinion column from The Times-Dispatch opinion page.
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RT @NewAmericanHist: Join us this week for our virtual session w/ our friends @FtMonroeatOPC #AASLH2022 Making Connections: History in Pla….
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Hard to believe that the Valley of the Shadow is turning 30. On this anniversary, the Valley has an all-new look. Check it out!
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After decades of reading, writing, and teaching about the American past, I’m setting out to see how that past is remembered in the places where it happened - join me in this first dispatch of a new travel series on Medium:
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A journal of my road trip to the formative decades of American history.
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RT @NewAmericanHist: #FYE instructors: Join us Tuesday, May 10, 3 p.m. EST - Learn how to use @bunkhistory @americanpano to increase engag….
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Be sure to stop by and see our @newamericanhist and @bunkhistory team at #OAH22 this week in Boston!
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On this National Day of Remembrance, marking 80 years since the Executive Order that led to Japanese American incarceration during WWII, a look back at the episode of "The Future of America's Past" we made about people working to teach this history today:
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Emmy-winning series visits largest camp where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII.
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Wonderful to see all the exciting history writing produced last year and the fascinating way Bunk pulls it together.
You're finally making a dent in all that Best of 2021 list material. But wait – there’s still one more!. Behold the American History Top 40, wherein Bunk Editor @teafield shares his favorite history reads of the past year:
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