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Brooks Winfree is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Michigan State University, focusing on United States history with particular attention to Native American and African American experiences. His scholarly work centers around slavery and its intersections with settler colonialism, particularly in Texas, culminating in his book project titled 'Black Native Texas: Slavery Settler Colonialism, 1821–1865'. Winfree employs frameworks of labor, family, violence, and resistance to challenge and redefine understandings of slavery in Texas. He received his Ph.D. in United States history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. At Michigan State University, he teaches a variety of courses on subjects including United States History from 1876, the United States West, Indigenous history, and labor history. His research interests lie at the intersection of these critical areas of American history.
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