Jerry Gershenhorn
@gersh1.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus, North Carolina Central University, author of Louis Austin and the Carolina Times (UNC Press) and Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge (Univ. of Nebraska Press).
“Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero,” is now on display at the Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill. Pfc. Spicely was shot and killed by a white bus driver for resisting racial segregation on a Durham, NC city bus in July 1944.
June 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
“Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero,” is now on display at the Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill. Pfc. Spicely was shot and killed by a white bus driver for resisting racial segregation on a Durham, NC city bus in July 1944.
Trump is a rousing success at making America increasingly unaffordable
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Trump is a rousing success at making America increasingly unaffordable
This Monday, Jan. 12, 5 pm, the next iteration of the Booker T. Spicely Exhibition opens with a reception at Duke University's Classroom Building (East Campus), featuring Jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch , Sec of the NC Dept of Military and Veteran Affairs Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, and Tim Tyson.
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This Monday, Jan. 12, 5 pm, the next iteration of the Booker T. Spicely Exhibition opens with a reception at Duke University's Classroom Building (East Campus), featuring Jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch , Sec of the NC Dept of Military and Veteran Affairs Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, and Tim Tyson.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely correct.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely correct.
On Monday, January 12, at 5 pm, the next iteration of the Booker T. Spicely Exhibition will open at Duke University's Classroom Building (East Campus, home of the History Dept), Second Floor. The opening will include music by Lois Deloatch and a talk by Timothy B. Tyson.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On Monday, January 12, at 5 pm, the next iteration of the Booker T. Spicely Exhibition will open at Duke University's Classroom Building (East Campus, home of the History Dept), Second Floor. The opening will include music by Lois Deloatch and a talk by Timothy B. Tyson.
Yesterday, I attended a moving program at Duke Hospital. A plaque was dedicated to the memory of Maltheus Avery. After a serious automobile accident on Dec 1, 1950, he was transported to Duke Hospital, where he was denied admittance because of his race. trentcenter.duke.edu/unhealed-pod...
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yesterday, I attended a moving program at Duke Hospital. A plaque was dedicated to the memory of Maltheus Avery. After a serious automobile accident on Dec 1, 1950, he was transported to Duke Hospital, where he was denied admittance because of his race. trentcenter.duke.edu/unhealed-pod...
Trump: Making America Hungry Again
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump: Making America Hungry Again
The Trump admin spends $173 million on luxury jets for Kristi Noem instead of using the money to save tens of thousands of children's lives. How any intelligent and caring person could support Trump and his corrupt sycophants is a mystery to me.
October 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Trump admin spends $173 million on luxury jets for Kristi Noem instead of using the money to save tens of thousands of children's lives. How any intelligent and caring person could support Trump and his corrupt sycophants is a mystery to me.
A beautiful evening for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at the Museum of Durham History. The exhibition is outside so available to be seen any time of the day or night.
August 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A beautiful evening for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at the Museum of Durham History. The exhibition is outside so available to be seen any time of the day or night.
Please join us tomorrow, August 22, at 6 pm, for the opening of the new exhibition, which I curated, at the Museum of Durham History: "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero"
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Please join us tomorrow, August 22, at 6 pm, for the opening of the new exhibition, which I curated, at the Museum of Durham History: "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero"
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
📅 Friday, August 22 | 6–8 PM
📍 Museum of Durham History, 500 West Main Street, Durham, NC
🎟 Free & open to all
State and local museums/historic sites are of increasing importance as the authoritarian Trump admin eviscerates the independence of U.S. museums/historic sites. I was pleased to curate "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at Museum of Durham History, Durham, NC.
August 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
State and local museums/historic sites are of increasing importance as the authoritarian Trump admin eviscerates the independence of U.S. museums/historic sites. I was pleased to curate "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero" at Museum of Durham History, Durham, NC.
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
August 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
August 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Please join us for the opening of "Booker T. Spicely: Citizen, Soldier, Martyr, Hero," at the Museum of Durham History, 500 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, Friday, August 22, at 6 pm. Major funding provided by City of Durham, NC Government @creativedurham
