Publisher appears to pull a prizewinning history book that came under fire
Scholars are questioning the validity of multiple works by the historian Kerri K. Greenidge.
From The Times
July 14, 2026

A major publisher appeared to pull a prizewinning examination of a prominent slaveholding family and its role in abolitionism after several scholars accused the author, Kerri K. Greenidge, of misleading readers.

Kerri K. Greenidge sits on a green park bench while wearing a dark dress with blue and white flowers. Blurred green leaves and branches surround them.

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Things began to unravel when historians started fact-checking the book. →

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