His research focuses on the movements of black migrants, seeing them as a window to understand both the broader africanamerican experience, as well as formal political and legal change. In 2019, Cambridge University press published dr. Shatners first book, moral contagion black atlantic soldiers, sailors, citizenship and diplomacy in antebellum america, which the Southern Historical association awarded the 2021 james a raleigh prize for the best book on the sectional crisis. Please join me in welcoming him. Thank you. Thank you, bethany, for the wonderful introduction. Its wonderful to be here. This is actually my first time in newburyport and my first time at this museum. And i know im preaching to the choir here, but what a quaint, beautiful, charming town. And the facilities here are fantastic. So obviously, you all that are here know that the people that are watching remotely, you can take my word for it, but you should not just take my word for it. I cant wait to come back to the
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