James J. Gigantino
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James J. Gigantino's research focuses on the intersection of race, freedom, and law, particularly within the context of American history and its global connections. His work examines the evolution of Black legal culture and its role in shaping national freedom, with a specific emphasis on abolitionist movements and the legal status of enslaved and formerly enslaved individuals.
His publications include "Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana" (2021) and "Liberty's Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York" (2023). Gigantino also contributed to "The Rising Generation: Graduation Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom" (2025) and authored "Standard Bearers of Equality: America’s First Abolition Movement" (2023). His scholarship has garnered 81 citations across 33 publications, with an h-index of 3. He remains an active researcher.
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- h-index: 3
- Publications: 33
- Citations: 81
Selected Publications
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The Rising Generation: Graduation Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom, by Sarah L.H. Gronningsater (2025)
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Liberty's Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York (2023)
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Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana (2021)
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A<scp>dam</scp> I. P. S<scp>mith</scp>. <i>The Stormy Present: Conservatism and the Problem of Slavery in Northern Politics, 1846–1865</i>. (2019)
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Manisha Sinha. The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition. (2017)
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David Waldstreicher, Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification, New York: Hill and Wang, 2009. Pp.195. $25.00 cloth (ISBN 978-0-8090-9453-0); $15.00 paper (ISBN 978-0-8090-1650-1). (2014)
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Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism (2011)
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Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism (review) (2011)
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TRADING IN JERSEY SOULS: (2010)
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