Mary Niall Mitchell, Author

José Cotto

José Cotto, Max Krochmal, Jana K. Lipman, Mary Niall Mitchell, M. G. Olson

author

Mary Niall Mitchell is Ethel & Herman L. Midlo Endowed Chair and Gordon Mueller Professor of Public History at UNO, where she directs the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies. She is the author of Raising Freedom’s Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery (2008).

Don’t Stand Alone: Working Together and Sharing Stories of Black Labor Activism

In light of current attacks on labor unions, Black history, academic freedom, and public humanities, we are grateful to be able to share

by José Cotto, Max Krochmal, Jana K. Lipman, Mary Niall Mitchell, M. G. Olson
January 2, 2026