About Robert Parkinson

I am professor of history at Binghamton University, and have written 4 books, mostly about the history of race and the American Revolution/Declaration of Independence.

NBN Episodes hosted by Robert:

The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States with Steven Sarson (U Virginia Press, 2025)

October 29, 2026

The Course of Human Events

Steven Sarson
Hosted by Robert Parkinson

How reading the Declaration of Independence as a document of history explains its intended meaning Thomas Jefferson chose his words carefully. Few cou…

Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution with Christopher R. Pearl (U Virginia Press, 2024)

October 22, 2026

Declarations of Independence

Christopher R. Pearl
Hosted by Robert Parkinson

Chris Pearl's Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution (U Virginia Press, 2024) is a fascin…

Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours with Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano (Liveright, 2026)

September 28, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Survives

Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano
Hosted by Robert Parkinson

“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson has bee…

Katherine Grandjean, "Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution" (Random House, 2026)

September 21, 2026

Kingdom of Devils

Katherine Grandjean
Hosted by Robert Parkinson

Kentucky, 1798: A harrowing series of murders begins. The first body, discovered by cattle drovers, lies bloody at the bottom of a ridge. Then another…