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Illustration of the Reconstruction era, with black men waving flags and listening to a speech in front of a governmet building while a white mob comes to attack them with clubs

America’s Political Roots Are in Eutaw, Alabama

When I think about the 1870 riot, I remember how the country rejected the opportunity it had.
by Adam Harris via The Atlantic on February 26, 2021
Picture of the Ingalls family from the TV Series, "Little House on the Prairie."

Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Big Woke Woods

A recent documentary reminds us of her family’s strength and our own weakness.
by Jonathon Van Maren via The American Conservative on February 26, 2021
The entrance at Camp Livingston.

Forgotten Camps, Living History

Reckoning with the legacy of Japanese internment in the South.
by Jason Christian via The Bitter Southerner on February 18, 2021
Ilustration of Indian American family with American symbols.

The Truth Behind Indian American Exceptionalism

Many of us are unaware of the special circumstances that eased our entry into American life—and of the bonds we share with other nonwhite groups.
by Arun Venugopal via The Atlantic on December 19, 2020
An abstract painting.

Working with Death

The experience of feeling in the archive.
by Ruth Lawlor via Perspectives on History on December 15, 2020
Collage of people and headlines relating to the Chicano moratorium.

50 Years Later: How the Chicano Moratorium Changed L.A.

Upon the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, participants reflect back on the movement that changed their lives and L.A. culture forever.
via Los Angeles Times on August 23, 2020
Billie Holiday performs on stage.

A Brief History of the Policing of Black Music

Harmony Holiday dreams of a Black sound unfettered by white desire.
by Harmony Holiday via Literary Hub on June 19, 2020

After Reparations

How a scholarship helped — and didn't help — descendants of victims of the 1923 Rosewood racial massacre.
by Robert Samuels via Washington Post on April 3, 2020

The Old Internet Died And We Watched And Did Nothing

It’s 2020 — do you know where your content is?
by Katie Notopoulos via BuzzFeed News on December 28, 2019
Ed Dwight Jr. with model rocket.

I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space.

Ed Dwight Jr. trained to go to the moon, but racism in the selection process kept him out of space.
by Ben Proudfoot via New York Times Op-Docs on December 19, 2019

The Last Shakers?

Keeping the faith in a community facing extinction.
by Katherine Lucky via Commonweal on November 22, 2019
Illustrated figures sit inside a pink triangle embedded with gender markers.

An Oral History of the Early Trans Internet

Trans people have existed since the dawn of time. The internet has not.
by Henry Giardina via Gizmodo on July 9, 2019

We Really Still Need Howard Zinn

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on why it's so important to tell the stories of people who have fueled social justice movements.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor via Literary Hub on September 27, 2018

Rereading Childhood Books Teaches Adults About Themselves

Whether they delight or disappoint, old books provide touchstones for tracking personal growth.
by Emma Court via The Atlantic on July 27, 2018

This 60-Year-Old Novel About Sexual Harassment Was Ahead Of Its Time

"The Best of Everything" outlined the dynamics and the costs of sexual harassment, decades before anyone talked openly about it.
by Maris Kreizman via BuzzFeed News on July 9, 2018

William Ferris: The Man Who Shared Our Voices

An interview with the legendary folklorist, who fundamentally changed America’s understanding of the South.
by Chuck Reece via The Bitter Southerner on May 30, 2018

The First Film Ever Streamed on the Internet is Kind of Crazy

Beekeeping, alien planets, and the limits of narrative as technology.
by Joshua Wheeler via Literary Hub on April 30, 2018

The Tiger

The story of the artist behind Exxon's famous logo.
by Nathan Stone via Not Even Past on February 21, 2018
A line of prisoners picking cotton in Huntsville, Texas.

The Oil Boom’s Roots in East Texas Cotton Farming

Oil’s rise was as dependent on the old as much as the new. The industry also benefited from changes in agriculture.
by Scot McFarlane via Texas Monthly on November 1, 2017
Mississippian funerary heads in the collection of Monticello.

“Kicked About”: Native Culture at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Kristine K. Ronan describes her discovery of two Native American statues at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
by Kristine K. Ronan via Panorama on October 14, 2017

History Writ Aright

What would it take for people "to know their history"? Pay attention to the silences.
by Brendan Wolfe via brendanwolfe.com on July 4, 2017

When Immigrants Are No Longer Considered Americans

The history of immigrants in the U.S. teaches that no amount of assimilation will protect you when an alien requires conjuring.
by Hua Hsu via The New Yorker on February 15, 2017

How My Grandfathers Proved Their Loyalty to America

The stories of two American soldiers – one part German, the other born in Japan – challenge our romantic view of the "Greatest Generation."
by Willy Blackmore via Pacific Standard on June 30, 2016
Political Carton of President Theodore Rossevelt boxing his 1904 election opponent Alton Parker.

The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt's Mixed Martial Arts

Almost a century before mixing martial arts became popularized, the 26th President was boxing, wrestling, and training judo in the White House.
by Sarah Kurchak via Vice on May 4, 2015
A Filet-O-Fish advertisement from 1976.

The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich

How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
by K. Annabelle Smith via Smithsonian on March 1, 2013
Image of a father and child walking on a beach.

Mythologizing Fatherhood

Ralph LaRossa explains the problems with mythologizing modern dads and the stereotypes present within views of fatherhood of the past.
by Ralph LaRossa via National Council On Family Relations on March 1, 2009
Blue and yellow photo of a woman holding up a sign with the word "Union" on it

Unspooling Norma Rae

The story of Norma Rae, based on the union organizer Crystal Lee Sutton.
by Kit Duckworth via Oxford American

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