museum review
A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, is dedicated to victims of white supremacy.
New York Times
comparison
Under Comey's Leadership, the FBI Targeted Black Activists and Muslim Communities
This is the man who has criticized the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King as "shameful."
The Intercept
debunk
The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant
The link between immigration and crime exists in the imaginations of Americans, and nowhere else.
New York Times
origin story
Why We Doubt Capable Children
How we inherited our modern understanding of childhood from the 18th-century revolutionary era.
The Junto
origin story
Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write The Handmaid’s Tale
The origin story of an iconic novel.
Literary Hub
study
Greater Homeownership isn’t the Answer to Ending Wealth Inequality
Black Americans have just one-tenth of the wealth of white Americans, and the difference in home values is a big part of the problem.
Quartz
origin story
The Surprising History of the Wolf-Whistle
Wolf-whistling has been at the heart of some of history’s most iconic films and cartoons. But is it time to write its obituary?
BBC News
dispatch
A New Kind Of City Tour Shows The History Of Racist Housing Policy
Redlining tours explain how policies designed to keep minorities out of certain areas shaped the urban landscapes we see today.
Fast Company
original
The Greatest American Historian You've Never Heard Of
An appreciation of Alfred Crosby, who coined the term "Columbian exchange."
by
Benjamin Breen
discovery
Aborted Fetus And Pill Bottle In 19th Century Outhouse Reveal History Of Family Planning
Two 19th century outhouses provide rare archaeological evidence of abortion.
Forbes
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