About John Bardes John Bardes is an assistant professor of history at Louisiana State University. His work explores policing and incarceration in the context of slavery and emancipation. Books by John Bardes The Civil War and the Summer of 2020 edited by Hilary Green & Andrew L. Slap foreword by Andre E. Johnson contributions by John Bardes, Karen Cook Bell, Daryl A. Carter, Beau D. Cleland, Emmanuel Dabney, Adam H. Domby, Myisha S. Eatmon, Barbara Gannon, Scott Hancock, William Horne, LeeAnna Keith, Jonathan Lande, Anne Marshall, Jaime Amanda Martinez, Nicole Turner & Samuel Watts