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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:19 PM 2 hrs ago

Cornell Chronicle: Nick Salvatore, 'one of our foremost historians,' dies at 82

Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse
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Eugene Freedman
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Professor Salvatore died recently. He was my favorite professor at Cornell. I had him for my 1st labor history class & 2 classes on African American labor history. He was either researching or thinking about this book in 1995 when I last took a class with him.

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/12/nick-salvatore-one-our-foremost-historians-dies-82

Nick Salvatore, ‘one of our foremost historians,’ dies at 82 | Cornell Chronicle
Nick Salvatore, a professor emeritus in the ILR School, an award-winning historian and teacher and lifelong champion for working people, died on Nov. 29 in Ithaca. He was 82.
news.cornell.edu

‪Kevin M. Kruse‬
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬
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Nick Salvatore, SINGING IN A STRANGE LAND: C.L. FRANKLIN, THE BLACK CHURCH AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

Singing in a Strange Land
www.press.uillinois.edu
2:31 PM · Feb 28, 2026

Professor Salvatore died recently. He was my favorite professor at Cornell. I had him for my 1st labor history class & 2 classes on African American labor history. He was either researching or thinking about this book in 1995 when I last took a class with him.

news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Eugene Freedman (@eugenefreedman.bsky.social) 2026-02-28T19:31:58.368Z
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