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Evan Turiano, Ph.D.

Scholar of History and Law



Publications


Journal Articles


Proslavery Constitutional Politics and the Making of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, 1793-1850


Evan Turiano

Journal of the Early Republic, forthcoming, 2026


"Prophecies of Loss": Debating Slave Flight During Virginia's Secession Crisis


Evan Turiano

Journal of the Civil War Era, vol. 12(3), 2022, pp. 338-361


Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters


Somerset, Subjection, and Reciprocal Rights in American Abolitionism


Evan Turiano

Omohundro Institute Press, David Waldstreicher, Matthew Mason, Somerset v. Steuart: Law, Politics, and Slavery in North America, University of North Carolina Press, 2026


English Tradition, American Violence: The Origins of American Gun Regulation


Evan Turiano, Brennan Gardner Rivas

Scott Gac, Caroline Light, Routledge Handbook of American Violence, Routledge, 2026


Review Essays


The "Reintegration" Trap: Fugitives from Slavery and Synthesis in American History


Evan Turiano

Reviews in American History, vol. 52(3), 2024, pp. 214-229


Recent Book Reviews


Review of Bell, John Frederick, Degrees of Equality: Abolitionist Colleges and the Politics of Race


Evan Turiano

Journal of Southern History, vol. 89(3), 2023, pp. 557-558


Review of Escott, Paul D.. The Worst Passions of Human Nature: White Supremacy in the Civil War North


Evan Turiano

Indiana Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 118(4), 2022, pp. 336-7


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