Essays
Kevin writes regularly for major media outlets like The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The New Republic, National Geographic, and HistoryExtra (formerly BBC History Magazine). His articles have been widely syndicated.
The Atlantic
The Los Angeles Times
Is Arizona’s abortion ban a return to the 19th century? No, it’s actually worse. (2024)
California's Never-Ending Secessionist Movement—and Its Grim Ties to Slavery (2022)
Why California's Slavery Reparations Task Force Has the Power to Transform Us All (2021)
Build a Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese Massacre (2021)
Why Is UC San Francisco Threatening to Destroy a Monument to California's Black History? (with Jackie Broxton) (2020)
California Finally Sweeps Away Most of Its Tributes to the Confederacy. What Took So Long? (2020)
California's Forgotten Slave History (with Sarah Barringer Gordon) (2020)
Kanye West's Rants on Slavery Align Alarmingly Well with Popular Views of American History (2018)
Early California Lawmakers Also Preached "Resistance"—Against Immigration (2018)
The Struggle Over Slavery Was Not Confined to the South. L.A. Has a Confederate Memorial Problem (2017)
National Geographic
Slate
The New Republic
History Today
America's Western Problem (2021)
San Francisco Examiner
Salt Lake Tribune
The “Other Slavery” part of Utah’s history (with Sarah Barringer Gordon) (2020)
We’re History
Los Angeles Review of Books