BC Associate Professor of History Cynthia Lynn Lyerly and BC alumna Bethany Jay of Salem State University have won the American Historical Association’s James Harvey Robinson Prize for their co-edited book, Understanding and Teaching American Slavery (University of Wisconsin Press, 2016). The James Harvey Robinson Prize recognizes the teaching aid that has made the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field for public or educational purposes. The award will be presented to the editors at a ceremony in January in Chicago. More from BC News.