Martha S. Jones
@marthasjones.bsky.social
Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor JHU | Director Hard Histories | Author The Trouble of Color, Vanguard, Birthright Citizens | [email protected]
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Wild turkeys suddenly taking flight near you is like being in the middle of Jurassic Park. They are huge.
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Wild turkeys suddenly taking flight near you is like being in the middle of Jurassic Park. They are huge.
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May I NEVER see one flying OMG
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
May I NEVER see one flying OMG
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Kee kee run
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Kee kee run
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❤️💔
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
❤️💔
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The wild turkey makes far more sense as the national bird than the bald eagle.
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The wild turkey makes far more sense as the national bird than the bald eagle.
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Who knew!?!
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Who knew!?!
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”
“Monumental Shift:
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall” - my latest over at Hard Histories open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall” - my latest over at Hard Histories open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
“Monumental Shift”
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Monumental Shift:
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall” - my latest over at Hard Histories open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall” - my latest over at Hard Histories open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
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A front-and-center display at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social for @marthasjones.bsky.social’s book talk on 12/6!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A front-and-center display at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social for @marthasjones.bsky.social’s book talk on 12/6!
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“Monumental Shift”
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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“Hard histories – those we know and those we have yet to discover – fuel new understandings of the past, how it is told, and by whom. Marc Andre Robinson reminds us that this sort of shift is ever upon us; it may even be in our hands.”
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
“Monumental Shift”
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“Hard histories – those we know and those we have yet to discover – fuel new understandings of the past, how it is told, and by whom. Marc Andre Robinson reminds us that this sort of shift is ever upon us; it may even be in our hands.”
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
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!!!!!!
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
!!!!!!
“Hard histories – those we know and those we have yet to discover – fuel new understandings of the past, how it is told, and by whom. Marc Andre Robinson reminds us that this sort of shift is ever upon us; it may even be in our hands.”
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
“Monumental Shift”
Hard History Hanging on a Museum Wall
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“Hard histories – those we know and those we have yet to discover – fuel new understandings of the past, how it is told, and by whom. Marc Andre Robinson reminds us that this sort of shift is ever upon us; it may even be in our hands.”
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...
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Thrilling to find THE TROUBLE OF COLOR among the 51 faves for 2025 over at the Washington Independent Review of Books! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025 | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thrilling to find THE TROUBLE OF COLOR among the 51 faves for 2025 over at the Washington Independent Review of Books! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
Thrilling to find THE TROUBLE OF COLOR among the 51 faves for 2025 over at the Washington Independent Review of Books! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025 | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thrilling to find THE TROUBLE OF COLOR among the 51 faves for 2025 over at the Washington Independent Review of Books! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
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I remember asking @katecarp.bsky.social if @draftingthepast.bsky.social was a confessional space...I think it is, and I was giddy to get to talk with Kate about the joy of writing history -- and my tremendous good fortune to get to do it. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 76: Karin Wulf Keeps Her Brain Humming Along - Drafting the Past
In this episode, Kate is joined by Karin Wulf, the director and librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, to discuss her new book, Lineage, and her research and writing process.
draftingthepast.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I remember asking @katecarp.bsky.social if @draftingthepast.bsky.social was a confessional space...I think it is, and I was giddy to get to talk with Kate about the joy of writing history -- and my tremendous good fortune to get to do it. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Beautiful and brilliant - coming from Ada Ferrer, Keeper of My Kin!
My big news: coming May 19 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social the book I always knew I would have to write. More info and pre-order links here:
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Beautiful and brilliant - coming from Ada Ferrer, Keeper of My Kin!
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My big news: coming May 19 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social the book I always knew I would have to write. More info and pre-order links here:
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My big news: coming May 19 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social the book I always knew I would have to write. More info and pre-order links here:
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025! Congrats to @erikaswyler.bsky.social @americangwyn.bsky.social @imaniperry.bsky.social @nkolakowski.bsky.social @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social @melissafebos.bsky.social @venessakelley.bsky.social www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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What a fun day! I treasure my memories from the Oct 26 Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. How lucky am I to have finally met @marthasjones.bsky.social? Answer: really lucky and totally thrilled! 🥳 @thisdaypod.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What a fun day! I treasure my memories from the Oct 26 Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. How lucky am I to have finally met @marthasjones.bsky.social? Answer: really lucky and totally thrilled! 🥳 @thisdaypod.com
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Looking forward to this!
Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Looking forward to this!
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Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
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Brava, @marthasjones.bsky.social ! I agree, that "The Trouble of Color," is one of the best books of the year!
Time's 100 Must Read Books @marthasjones.bsky.social The Trouble of Color is listed among the must read books
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November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Brava, @marthasjones.bsky.social ! I agree, that "The Trouble of Color," is one of the best books of the year!