Dylan C. Penningroth

Dylan C. Penningroth is a professor of law and history at the University of California, Berkeley, and he specializes in African American history. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the author of the award-winning book The Claims of Kinfolk.

Seven Essential Texts That Show the Human Side of Black Legal History

Cundill Prize Finalist Dylan C. Penningroth Recommends Patricia J. Williams, Laura F. Edwards, Charles M. Payne and More

October 21, 2024 By Dylan C. Penningroth

The Hidden Story of Black History and Black Lives Before the Civil Rights Movement

From Dylan C. Penningroth Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Before the Movement”

September 13, 2024 By Dylan C. Penningroth

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