Black historian claims it's racist to question her research after scholars scrutinize 'sloppy' work

Kerri Greenidge, author of the 2022 book "The Grimkes" about a South Carolina slaveholding family that later ined the abolitionist cause, has said that the criticism against her book is racist. Historians have questioned its accuracy, among them Myra Glenn, a retired American history professor at Elmira College.

While reviewing the book in 2024, Glenn said the book was "deeply flawed," writing that Greenidge "all too often lacks the evidence to substantiate many of her major claims," and that "her work is also riddled with factual errors and repeatedly omits needed endnotes."