Dylan C. Penningroth, a historian at Northwestern University, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on the legal rights of slaves and the descendents of slaves. His project shows that, although slaves were considered property, they still managed to own and accumulate property.
He talks about his project here.
This article gives an overview of Penningroth's project.
Learn more about Penningroth's first book here
Check out this article in The Root on other winners of the Fellowship
You can view the full list of MacArthur Fellows here.
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