Keisha N. Blain | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Known for | Charleston Syllabus |
| Awards | Berkshire Conference of Women Historians award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Thesis | "For the freedom of the race": Black women and the practices of nationalism, 1929-1945. (2014) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Brown University University of Pittsburgh University of Iowa Pennsylvania State University |
| Notable works | Four Hundred Souls |
| Website | keishablain |
Keisha N. Blain (born 1985) is an American writer and scholar of American and African-American history. She is Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University. Blain served as president of the African American Intellectual History Society from 2017 to 2021. Blain is associated with the Charleston Syllabus social media movement.