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Ed Ayers next to the cover of his book, "The Thin Light of Freedom."
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The Thin Light of Freedom

On this episode of BackStory, Brian sits down with Ed to talk about a project of his that’s been twenty-five years in the making.
via BackStory on November 17, 2017

Was the Declaration of Independence Signed on July 4?

How memory plays tricks with history.
by Ray Raphael via Journal of the American Revolution on October 10, 2017

The Beauty of Public Restrooms

A collection of images of early 20th-century public bathrooms.
by John F. Ptak via JF Ptak Science Books on September 1, 2017

Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Archaeologists have uncovered the slave quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello mansion.
by Michael Cottman via NBC News on July 3, 2017
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Raiders of the Lost Web

If a Pulitzer-nominated 34-part series of investigative journalism can vanish from the web, anything can.
by Adrienne LaFrance via The Atlantic on October 14, 2015

Pop Culture Pulsar: Origin Story of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures Album Cover

The cover's design, a black-and-white data display, traces its origins to the stars.
by Jen Christiansen via Scientific American on February 18, 2015
A woman named Mary Bowser.

The Spy Photo That Fooled NPR, the U.S. Army Intelligence Center, and Me

A story of a mistaken identity reveals a lot about the history of black women in America, the challenges of understanding the past, and who we are today.
by Lois Leveen via The Atlantic on June 27, 2013

Papers of the War Department 1784-1800

For decades, historians believed that the Department's files had been lost forever. Now copies of those files are available in this searchable digital archive.
via Roy Rosenzweig Center For History & New Media on January 1, 2011

The Colfax Riot

Stumbling on a forgotten Reconstruction tragedy, in a forgotten corner of Louisiana.
by Richard Rubin via The Atlantic on August 22, 2003
Painting imagining John Brown (bearded man embracing Black child), being escorted by authorities.

Eugene Debs’s Stirring, Never-Before-Published Eulogy to John Brown at Harpers Ferry

In 1908, Eugene Debs eulogized John Brown as America's "greatest liberator," vowing the Socialist Party would continue Brown's work. We publish it here in full.
by Eugene V. Debs via Jacobin on October 1, 1908

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