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Shop window decorated with bride and groom mannequins and wedding paraphernalia, from Baum's "Show Window" magazine.

The Wonderful Windows of Oz

The story of author L. Frank Baum’s very successful career creating other fantasy lands—department store windows.

via BackStory on December 15, 2016

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American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of Thanksgiving

Why Pilgrims would be stunned by our "traditional" Thanksgiving table, and other surprising truths about the invention of our national holiday.

via BackStory on November 25, 2016

A New History of Prohibition

How the ban on booze gave rise to prejudiced policing, the penal system, and the modern American right wing.

by Lisa McGirr, Rebecca Onion via Slate on December 11, 2015

Wooden cross across blue sky in background

What Is an 'Evangelical'?

The terms meaning has shifted throughout Christianity’s long history, making it difficult to define.

by Jonathan Merritt via The Atlantic on December 7, 2015

Engraving of Hawaiian high chief Ka‘iana

When Hawaii Was Ruled by Shark-Like Gods

19th century Hawai‘i attracted traders, entrepreneurs, and capitalists, who displaced, a flourishing and elaborate culture.

by Patrick Vinton Kirch via New York Review of Books on December 3, 2015

Woman being struck by lightning at Salem Witch Trials

American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural

On the occasion of Halloween, an exploration of previous generations' fascination with ghosts, spirits, and witches.

via BackStory on October 30, 2015

Group of men including clergy.

Unearthing The Surprising Religious History Of American Gay Rights Activism

Years before Stonewall, many clergy members were standing on the front lines for gay rights.

by Jaweed Kaleem via HuffPost on June 28, 2014

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The House of the Prophet

Martin Luther King Jr. was the galvanizing voice of the civil rights struggle, an uncompromising, complicated figure who soared in the pulpit.

by Kwame Anthony Appiah via New York Review of Books on April 11, 2002

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