MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient
Clip: 10/3/2012 | 9m 37s
We speak with MacArthur Genius fellow, Dylan C. Penningroth, about his research.
MacArthur Genius fellow, Dylan C. Penningroth, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and research professor for the American Bar Foundation, talks about getting the grant of a lifetime and how it will impact his research of African American life under and after slavery.
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MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient
Clip: 10/3/2012 | 9m 37s
MacArthur Genius fellow, Dylan C. Penningroth, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and research professor for the American Bar Foundation, talks about getting the grant of a lifetime and how it will impact his research of African American life under and after slavery.
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