James J. Gigantino
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Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
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Biography and Research Information
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James J. Gigantino's research focuses on the history of slavery and abolition in the United States and the Atlantic world. His work examines the legal, social, and economic dimensions of slavery, particularly its presence and eventual demise in regions like New Jersey, and its connections to broader abolitionist movements.
His publications include "Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana" (2021), "Trading in Jersey Souls: New Jersey and the Interstate Slave Trade" (2010), and "Liberty's Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York" (2023). He also authored "Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism" (2011) and edited "New Directions in Slavery Studies: Commodification, Community, and Comparison" (2016). Gigantino's scholarship has contributed to the study of racial identity and the history of American law.
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- h-index: 3
- Publications: 32
- Citations: 17
Positions
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Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs publications 2010–2025University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
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 dam I. P. S mith . The Stormy Present: Conservatism and the Problem of Slavery in Northern Politics, 1846–1865. (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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