Biography
Sam Klug received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2020 and has been teaching at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ since 2022. He specializes in the political and intellectual history of the twentieth-century United States, with a particular emphasis on race, empire, and inequality. His research focuses on the civil rights and Black Power movements, U.S. foreign relations, global decolonization, and American political thought. He is the author of (University of Chicago Press, 2025). His writing has appeared in Diplomatic History, Journal of the History of International Law, Politico Magazine, Vox, Boston Review, Dissent, and other venues. He is currently working on a second book project about Daniel Patrick Moynihan and his impact on American liberalism.
At ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Sam teaches in the Honors Program as well as the History Department, and
he serves as the History Department’s Pre-Law Adviser. Outside of work, he enjoys
running, cooking, playing soccer, watching movies, and supporting the Boston Celtics.
Areas of Specialization
20th Century U.S. History; African American History; The U.S. in the World; Colonialism and Decolonization; Intellectual History
Courses Taught
HS 100: Encountering the Past: The History of Your Parents’ Generation
HS 100: Encountering the Past: Legacies of Modern Empire
HS 212: America since 1945: The Cold War Years
HS 394: Race and Geopolitics in the American Century
HS 462: The United States in the 1960s
Publications
Dr. Klug's book, Internal Conflicts is available from
