THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HISTORY

This issue’s interview is with Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Professor of History at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, and author of Roger Williams and His World: A History in Documents. She specializes in Early American History and teaches a course centered on Mary Williams, Roger’s wife. Erin Redihan (ER): What drew you to study Roger Williams and his role in Early American history? Charlotte Carrington Farmer (CCF): When I was an undergraduate in England, I to

Starting with this issue, NEJH will run a brief interview with the author of one of the books under review. Our inaugural interview guest is Prithi Kanakamedala, author of Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough . Kanakamedala has been teaching in the City University of New York (CUNY) system since 2014, where she is Professor History at Bronx Community College. Before starting on the tenure track, Kanakamedala was a public histo

By Linda Morse, Chief Editor, June 2025 Dr. Joseph F. Harrington (1934-2024) “Too often, people assessing world developments are playing...

By R.A. Lawson, NEJH Associate Editor March 11, 2022 In the following interview, R.A. Lawson discusses the history of Puerto Rican...