Samuel James
@bannedhistories · Banned Histories of Race in America · Substack profile · History
Samuel James has 3,955 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #66 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 40 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 2.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 3,955
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.1K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 40
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 2
- Bestsellers rank
- #66
- History
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3,955 | 3.1K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #66 | #64 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | ▼2 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
40 publications recommend Samuel James; 1 started in the last 30 days. Samuel James recommends 2, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| 2023-02 | 1 |
| 2023-04 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Eric’s commentarystarted Jun 11, 2026
- Andrew’s Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Renée Russellstarted Apr 24, 2026
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- Resistance and Compliancestarted Apr 2025
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- In the Lap of the Godsstarted Mar 2025
All 40
- The Hope Desk Newsletterstarted Mar 2025
- Eva’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Susan’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- The Story Letterstarted Aug 2024
- Robert’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- Chasing Peace & Justicestarted Jun 2024
- Paul’s Substackstarted May 2024
- The Bollardstarted Mar 2024 · mutual
- Kirsten’s Kitchen Tablestarted Nov 2023
- Dollar Country Newsletter & Radio Showstarted Oct 2023
- Tales of a Middle-Aged MILFmaidstarted Oct 2023
- Glutstarted Sep 2023
- NocheToonYam’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
- Anarchistoriesstarted May 2023
- Erik’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
- When Are We?started Feb 2023
Recommends
- Run It Backstarted Sep 2024
- The Bollardstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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