Book Excerpt
When the Enslaved Went South
How Mexico—and the fugitives who went there—helped make freedom possible in America.
The New Yorker
Argument
Diners, Dudes, and Diets
How gender and power collide in food media and culture.
Nursing Clio
idea
Thanksgiving
Explore Tag
Origin Story
Thank the Pilgrims for America's Tradition of Separatism, Division, and Infighting
They were not the nation's first settlers, but they were the most fractious.
Zócalo Public Square
Study
In U.S. Cities, The Health Effects Of Past Housing Discrimination Are Plain To See
Explore maps of 142 cities to see the lingering harms of the racist lending policies known as redlining.
NPR
Comparison
Republicans Rediscover the Dangers of Selling Bunk to Their Constituents
Cynical public speech aimed at winning political power has consequences.
The Atlantic
Study
Whose History? AI Uncovers Who Gets Attention in High School Textbooks
Natural language processing reveals huge differences in how Texas history textbooks treat men, women, and people of color.
Stanford University