Cameron McWhirter

I recently visited Knoxville for work and visited the old courthouse, to see if one of the worst race riots of the Red Summer + Read More

Today is the birthday of James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), the first black head of the NAACP, diplomat, political activist, teacher, novelist, poet, historian, editor, + Read More

Here is my just published review for the Harvard Review Online of Emily Bernard's book, CARL VAN VECHTEN AND THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE: A + Read More

Watch the February 2013 talk at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria here. + Read More

Great visiting at NOVA's Alexandria campus today and talking with students and staff, especially Prof. Shonette Grant, who organized the event. + Read More

I'll be giving a talk on the Red Summer at NOVA at 2 p.m. on Feb. 19. Looking forward to talking with students + Read More

Whet Moser discusses Carl Sandburg's reporting in 1919 about the racial tensions that led + Read More

“McWhirter’s book is thoroughly researched, listing an impressive thirty-four libraries and archives in the bibliography, and its author displays a keen knowledge of the + Read More

Interesting blog for the project, which seeks to mark locations of historical importance relating to the slave trade, discusses Red Summer in a post + Read More

Reviewer Claude Ury gives it five out of five stars. Read here. + Read More