George Derek Musgrove

George Derek Musgrove is an associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the co-author of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital.

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Don’t Fall for the D.C. Retrocession ‘Okey-Doke’

Retrocession is being used to derail what Washingtonians actually want: statehood.
- Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove
- May 5, 2021