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A collage piece that includes photographs of African Americans at work and leisure.

Stories to Be Told

Unearthing the Black history in America’s national parks.
by Sahra Ali via Sierra Club on February 20, 2022
Watercolor view of Lower Harlem Valley, a landscape of rocky hills and brushy plants.

War Weary Nature

Environment, British occupation, and The winter of 1779-1780.
by Blake McGready via The Gotham Center on January 25, 2022
Photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant's memorial flower arrangements.

President Grant’s Memorial Flowers Have Survived for 136 Years

They’ve just been sitting in the dining room all this time.
by Jessica Andreone via Atlas Obscura on January 6, 2022
Vintage drawing of a rural area with snowfall. In the foreground, two horses are pulling a man in a cart on the snowy road.

Cox’s Snow and the Persistence of Weather Memory

One of the worst snowstorms recorded in Virginia’s history began on Sunday, January 17, 1857. It remained in Virginians' collective memories eighty years later.
by Patricia Miller via Encyclopedia Virginia on January 5, 2022
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Living With the Dead

From rituals of mourning to spirit mediums and ghost stories, Americans' varied attempts to connect with those who have gone before us.
Black and white photograph of Mark Twain

Mark Twain in Buffalo

Mark Twain would be hopelessly out of favor with both wings of the modern duopoly.
by Bill Kauffman via The Spectator on January 3, 2022
Frame from the film with Jimmy Stewart's character George Bailey receiving hugs from his wife and children.

What 'It's a Wonderful Life' Teaches Us About American History

The Christmas classic, released 75 years ago, conveys many messages beyond having faith in one another.
by Christopher Wilson via Smithsonian on December 16, 2021
birds eye view of an intersecting highway with a speeding car

How America Broke the Speed Limit

How we wound up with the worst of both worlds: thousands of speed-related deaths, and a system of enforcement that is both ineffective and inescapable.
by Henry Grabar via Slate on December 15, 2021
Lithograph of the waterfront in Alexandria, Virginia 1836.

The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

How 19th century slave traders used, and reused, the brig named Uncas.
by Joshua D. Rothman, Benjamin Skolnik via Slate on December 4, 2021
Major Charles Whittlesey in his military uniform.

A Tragedy After the Unknown’s Funeral: Charles Whittlesey and the Costs of Heroism

While he did not die in a war, he can certainly be mourned as a casualty of war—as can the thousands of other veterans who have died by suicide.
by Jenifer Leigh van Vleck via Arlington National Cemetery on November 16, 2021
Ceremonial flags used in funerals on a chair
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The Last 20 Years Have Remade the Nature of Military Service. Here’s How.

Contractors are increasingly doing dangerous work helping our troops — without any of the recognition.
by Kyle Longley via Made By History on November 11, 2021

The Failure of American Secularism

How the secular movement underestimated the endurance of religion.
by Chris Lehmann via The New Republic on November 3, 2021
Illustration of the funeral procession of the late Captain Cailloux, 1863.

The Case for Posthumously Awarding André Cailloux the Congressional Medal of Honor

Cailloux’s valor, and the Black troops he led in battle, electrified northern opinion and gave federal race policy a strong jolt.
by Lawrence N. Powell via Muster on October 19, 2021
Collage of Stephen Crane with Civil War scenes

The Miracle of Stephen Crane

Born after the Civil War, he turned himself into its most powerful witness—and modernized the American novel.
by Adam Gopnik via The New Yorker on October 18, 2021
A dark lighthouse with lightning behind it.

Haunted Houses Have Nothing on Lighthouses

From drowning to murders to the mental toll of isolation, these stoic towers carry a full share of tragedy.
by Sarah Durn via Atlas Obscura on October 12, 2021
Sketch of Maxie Shackelford looking tough.

Confessions of a Loan Shark

One of the last survivors of Boston’s Gangland War of the 1960s opens up about his notorious past.
by Springs Toledo via City Journal on October 7, 2021
President Biden visits Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on April 14.
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The History Shaping Memorial Services For Fallen Service Members

The way we commemorate those who have made the ultimate sacrifice dates to the Civil War.
by Jeffrey Allen Smith via Made By History on September 14, 2021
A family photo shows Balqes Jassem with her late husband, Abdul Ameer Alwan, and their daughter, Aman Alwan, at home in Richardson, Tex. The older Alwan was an Iraqi painter who passed away in 2015. The family came to the United States as Iraqi refugees in 2007.

New Americans

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans and Iraqis displaced by war have settled in the U.S., their journeys spurred by tragedy and loss in the wake of 9/11.
by Abigail Hauslohner via Washington Post on September 9, 2021

9/11 was a Test. The Books of the Last Two Decades Show How America Failed.

The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values.
by Carlos Lozada via Washington Post on September 3, 2021
A blood bag

What the History of Blood Transfusion Reveals About Risk

Every medical intervention—even one with a centuries-long history—brings dangers, some of which become clear only later.
by Paul A. Offit via The Scientist on September 1, 2021
Zoomed in 1949 map of Atlanta.

A Brief History of the Atlanta City Prison Farm

Slave labor, overcrowding, and unmarked graves — the buried history of Atlanta City Prison Farm from the 1950s to 1990s shows it’s no place of honor.
via Atlanta Community Press Collective on August 14, 2021
Two men holding picture of alien toward camera

Making Sense of Heaven’s Gate

An excerpt from the new anthology, “American Cult.”
by Robyn Chapman via The Nib on August 2, 2021
Newspaper headline stating "Mrs. Sarah Corleto to become nurse"

How an Embalming License Freed Sarah Corleto from an Abusive Husband

She used her work to live an autonomous life in a time when women were often trapped by socially constructed gender roles and systematic oppression.
by Kami Fletcher via Rad Death Blog on July 1, 2021
A Native American in a cemetery, their back to the camera

My Relatives Went to a Catholic School for Native Children. It Was a Place of Horrors

After the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former school for Native children in Canada, it is time to investigate similar abuses in the U.S.
by Nick Estes via The Guardian on June 30, 2021
Edgar Allan Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe’s Other Obsession

Known as a master of horror, he also understood the power—and the limits—of science.
by Daniel Engber via The Atlantic on June 11, 2021
A COVID-19 burial in India

This Pandemic Isn’t Over

The smallpox epidemic of the 1860s offers us a valuable, if disconcerting, clue about how epidemics actually end.
by Jim Downs via The Atlantic on June 9, 2021
Photograph of Mabel Loomis Todd with a child

Bitchy Little Spinster

Emily Dickinson and the woman in her orbit.
by Joanne O'Leary via London Review of Books on June 3, 2021
Portrait of Sophia Thoreau

Sophia Thoreau to the Rescue!

Who made sure Henry David Thoreau's works came out after his death? His sister.
by Matthew Wills, Kathy Fedorko via JSTOR Daily on May 28, 2021
Grave labeled "Pauline C. Fryer, Union Spy"

'UNION SPY': The Forgotten Tale of the Presidio's Most Intriguing Grave

How a spy came to be buried in San Francisco is a forgotten tale of adventure, intrigue, and tragedy.
by Katie Dowd via SFGATE on May 16, 2021
A black mother holds her newborn
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Bringing Midwifery Back to Black Mothers

For care in pregnancy and childbirth, Black parents are turning to a traditional practice.
via Retro Report on May 13, 2021
U.S. soldiers in combat during the Korean War
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How the Korean War Changed the Way the U.S. Goes to Battle

In the Cold War, North Korean Communists invaded South Korea. President Truman’s decision to intervene had consequences that shape the world today.
via Retro Report on April 19, 2021
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