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The History of Outlawing Abortion in America

Abortion was first criminalized in the mid 1900s amidst concerns that too many white women were ending their pregnancies.

by Nicola Beisel, Tamara Kay, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on March 10, 2017

Immigrants from Europe pose for a photograph upon their arrival at Ellis Island (1913).

First, They Excluded the Irish

Trump may block entry to foreigners who need public benefits—a proposal rooted in 19th-century laws targeting poor immigrants.

by Hidetaka Hirota, Emma Green via The Atlantic on February 2, 2017

KKK march in Washington in 1925.

When Bigotry Paraded Through the Streets

A century ago, millions of Americans banded together to reform the KKK, the rest turned a blind eye.

by Joshua D. Rothman via The Atlantic on December 4, 2016

A still from a film western depicting a fictionalized version of volunteers at the Alamo.

What a 1950s Texas Textbook Can Teach Us About Today's Textbook Fight

Texas education officials have preliminarily voted to reject a Mexican-American history textbook that scholars have said was riddled with inaccuracies.

by Nathan Bernier via KUT 90.5 on November 16, 2016

What White Catholics Owe Black Americans

It's time to acknowledge that White Catholics’ American dream was built on profits plundered from black women, men, and children.

by Matthew J. Cressler via Slate on September 2, 2016

When People Flee to America’s Shores

We are a nation of immigrants and refugees. Yet we always fear who is coming next.

by Jamelle Bouie via Slate on November 17, 2015

Santa with sack of toys atop chimney

Naughty & Nice: A History of the Holiday Season

Tracing the evolution of Christmas from a drunken carnival to the peaceful, family-oriented, consumeristic ritual we celebrate today.

via BackStory on December 26, 2014

People posing with a large stack of wooden barrels

The Night Before the Fourth

The great bonfires of Gallows Hill—and what they tell us about America.

by Yoni Appelbaum via The Atlantic on July 1, 2011

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