Walter Johnson (historian)
Walter Johnson | |
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Johnson discussing the slave trade in New Orleans, 2000. | |
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Amherst College Princeton University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | New York University Harvard University |
Walter Johnson (born 1967) is an American historian who has written extensively on the U.S. slavery era and its aftermath. He is a professor of History and of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, where he previously (2014–2020) directed the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History.