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History and Its Limits Under Trump

A warning about the ways we compare Donald Trump to atrocities in history.
by Cameron Blevins via Cameron Blevins on February 2, 2017

The Monument Wars

What is to be done with a landscape whose features carry the legacy of violence?
by Rebecca Solnit via Harper’s on January 13, 2017
KKK march in Washington in 1925.

When Bigotry Paraded Through the Streets

A century ago, millions of Americans banded together to reform the KKK, the rest turned a blind eye.
by Joshua D. Rothman via The Atlantic on December 4, 2016
A still from a film western depicting a fictionalized version of volunteers at the Alamo.

What a 1950s Texas Textbook Can Teach Us About Today's Textbook Fight

Texas education officials have preliminarily voted to reject a Mexican-American history textbook that scholars have said was riddled with inaccuracies.
by Nathan Bernier via KUT 90.5 on November 16, 2016
Soldiers in the 15th New York.

Lynching in America: Targeting Black Veterans

Black veterans were once targeted for racialized violence because of the equality with whites that their military service implied.
via Equal Justice Initiative on November 11, 2016

Don’t Look to History for an Analogue to Trump’s Victory

Looking to history for an analogue to Trump’s victory does a disservice to the present and the past.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate on November 9, 2016
An "Information Wanted" advertisement from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of the National Archives.

Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery

Last Seen is recovering stories of families separated in the domestic slave trade. The following explains how the project engages with these family histories.
via Villanova University on August 1, 2016

A Tale of Racial Passing and the U.S.-Mexico Border

The border blurred the stark dividing line between white and black in America, something that Americans like William Ellis used to their advantage.
by Jonathan Blitzer via The New Yorker on July 20, 2016

Slavery and Freedom

Eric Foner, Walter Johnson, Thavolia Glymph, and Annette Gordon-Reed discuss trends in the study of slavery and emancipation.
by Eric Foner, Thavolia Glymph, Annette Gordon-Reed, Walter Johnson via YouTube on May 20, 2016
Drawing of man with caption "MR R.R. Bowie, President of the Mixologist Club"

A History of Black Bartenders

In the late 19th century, Black bartenders gained esteem in the North and South. But their experiences were very different — in ways that may defy assumptions.
by David Wondrich via The Bitter Southerner on January 12, 2016
Jim Crow-era postcard with illustration of a black boy in the jaws of an alligator

How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters

How the objects in the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia can help us understand today's prejudice and racial violence.
by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on November 10, 2015

The Price of Union

The undefeatable South.
by Nicholas Lemann via The New Yorker on November 2, 2015

What Was the Confederate Flag Doing in Cuba, Vietnam, and Iraq?

The Confederate flag’s military tenure continued long after the Civil War ended.
by Greg Grandin via The Nation on July 7, 2015

'I Want My Country Back' and Exclusionary Visions of America

"You're taking over our country" echoes long-held narratives and has renewed prominence in conservative discourse.
by Ben Railton via We're History on June 26, 2015
Black family outside their homestead, Nicodemus, Graham County, Kansas.

Exodusters

Migration further west began almost immediately after Reconstruction ended, as Black Americans initiated the "Great Exodus" outside the South toward Kansas.
by Todd Arrington via National Park Service on April 10, 2015

The Problem of Slavery

David Brion Davis’s philosophical history.
by Scott Spillman via The Point on July 23, 2014

The Case for Reparations

Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates via The Atlantic on June 23, 2014
A map of Mexico and border states.
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The Fear of “Mexicanization”

The anxiety about “Mexicanization” that ran through Reconstruction-Era politics, as Americans saw disturbing political parallels with their southern neighbor.
via BackStory on January 17, 2014

150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War

As the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, it's time to question the popular account of a war that tore apart the nation.
by Tony Horwitz via The Atlantic on June 19, 2013
Gen. Lew Wallace, circa 1861.

The Incredible Life of Lew Wallace, Civil War General and Author of Ben-Hur

The incredible story of how a disgraced Civil War general became one of the best-selling novelists in American history.
by John Swansburg via Slate on March 26, 2013

A Topic Best Avoided

After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln faced the issue of sorting out a nation divided over the issue of freed slaves. But what were his views on it?
by Nicholas Guyatt via London Review of Books on December 1, 2011
Pilgrim Thanksgiving

Which Thanksgiving?

The forgotten history of Thanksgiving.
by Karl Jacoby via Los Angeles Times on November 26, 2008
John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller Jr. wearing top hats.

The Rockefellers and Class Warfare

Viewed purely in terms of statistics, the recycling of the Gilded Age moniker makes sense, but comparison masks what’s unique about today’s inequality crisis.
by Beverly Gage via Slate on October 19, 2007

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