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Stephen D. Andrews

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The Journal of American History is the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in the field of American history and is the major resource for the study, investigation, and teaching of our country's heritage …

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February 2024

Interim Executive Editor Stephen Andrews speaks with Yeven Terrien about his article, "Baptiste and Marianne’s Balbásha’: Enslavement, Freedom, and Belonging in Early New Orleans, 1733–1748," which appeared in the September 2023 issue of JAH

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Past Forward: Articles from The Journal of American History selects some of the best articles from The Journal of American History to meet the needs of students and teachers of the U.S. history survey.

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