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The 1735 trial of printer John Peter Zenger is remembered as a foundational moment in the history of press freedom in colonial New York. Far less known is the case of Juan Miranda, the first enslaved man to take his enslaver to the colony’s Supreme Court to fight for his own freedom.

What makes the academy still particularly inaccessible, and what can we do about it? By centering the experiences of disabled academics, a new edited collection points the way towards practical inclusivity and allyship.