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Jazma Sutton

Education

• PhD 2022, Indiana University 
• MA, Indiana University
• BA, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Teaching and Research Interests

• U.S. History 
• African American History 
• African American Women’s History 
• Slavery and Freedom in the U.S.
• Antebellum Black Life in the Midwest

Work in Progress

Dr. Sutton’s research focuses on the histories of slavery and freedom in the U.S. with a particular interest in African American women’s history and the Midwest. She is currently working on a book project that chronicles Black women’s transition from slavery to freedom in antebellum Indiana and Ohio and the ways in which they expressed their ideas of citizenship through anti-slavery activism and material culture. 

Courses Taught

• HST/BWS 221 African American History 
• HST 400 Senior Capstone 

Selected Publications

• "Jazma Sutton and Kalani Craig, “Reaping the Harvest: Descendant Archival Practice to Foster Sustainable Digital Archives for Rural Black Women,” Digital Humanities Quarterly (forthcoming, Fall 2022): 1-31.
• Jazma Sutton, “Beyond Harriet: African American Women’s Work in the Underground Railroad,” Process: A Blog for American History, Oct. 31, 2019.