Ira Berlin | |
|---|---|
 Berlin in 2008 | |
| Born | May 27, 1941 |
| Died | June 5, 2018 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Maryland |
| Doctoral students | Jessica Marie Johnson |
Ira Berlin (May 27, 1941 – June 5, 2018[1]) was an American historian, professor of history at the University of Maryland, and former president of Organization of American Historians.
Berlin wrote the books Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (1998) and Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves (2003).
- ^ Smith, Harrison (6 June 2018). "Ira Berlin, transformative historian of slavery in America, dies at 77". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2018.