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Painting of George Washington, altered to show him holding a stack of cash.

The Founding Generation Showed Their Patriotism With Their Money

History suggests the value of a broader understanding of patriotism, one that goes beyond saluting-the-flag loyalty and battlefield bravery.

by Tom Shachtman via The Atlantic on February 7, 2020

How Tea Helped Women Sell Suffrage

Private-labeled teas helped fund success during the suffragist movement. Today’s activists might learn from their model.

by Janelle Peters via The Atlantic on September 30, 2018

The port of Canton

China and the American Revolution

Explaining the global impact of British-Chinese relations during the colonial period.

by Simon Hill via Journal of the American Revolution on December 7, 2017

Virginia Woolf and others dressed in blackface and Ethiopian clothing.

The Time Virginia Woolf Wore Blackface

Why did future members of the modernist literary movement darken their skin, speak fake Swahili, and board a British battleship?

by Kevin Young via The New Yorker on October 27, 2017

Policing the Colony: From the American Revolution to Ferguson

King George's tax collectors abused police powers to fill his coffers. Sound familiar?

by Chris Hayes via The Nation on March 29, 2017

From Boston's Resistance to an American Revolution

How a Boston rebellion became an American Revolution is a story too seldom told because it is one we take for granted.

by Mark Boonshoft via New York Public Library on February 28, 2017

The Accidental Patriots

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.

by Caitlin Fitz via The Atlantic on December 1, 2016

Bellatrix and the American Revolution

240 years after the American Revolution, debates over how to interpret the conflict and its leaders continue.

by Alex Cacioppo via Public Books on March 9, 2015

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