Historian Martha S. Jones (bottom left) turned to ledgers, deeds, census records and government documents to unravel her family's story. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos courtesy of Martha S.

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Jones, the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor in the Department of History and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute, received a fellowship in the field of U.S. history. A writer, ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Kelly welcomes Martha Jones back to the ...

That’s a question that can be taken a multiple of ways. It’s in-your-face, aggressive, angry. Or it’s inquisitive and open, asking for introspection. Where did your family come from, and who do you ...

Jones and his wife faced vandalism, arson and other crimes at their Skokie house, which they bought in 1961 with the help of ...