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Halted Waters
The Seneca Nation and the building of the Kinzua Dam.
by
Maria Diaz-Gonzalez
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Belt Magazine
on
January 30, 2020
A Meditation on Natural Light and the Use of Fire in United States Slavery
Responding to “Race and the Paradoxes of the Night,” by Celeste Henery.
by
Tyler D. Parry
via
Black Perspectives
on
January 13, 2020
How New York’s Bagel Union Fought — and Beat — a Mafia Takeover
The mob saw an opportunity. Local 338 had other ideas.
by
Jason Turbow
via
Grubstreet
on
January 8, 2020
Buried Treasures
Researching the history of time capsules.
by
Elyse Martin
via
Perspectives on History
on
November 25, 2019
Talking Drums
On the relationship between African American music traditions and one of the most infamous slave revolts, the Stono Rebellion, in colonial South Carolina.
by
John Jeremiah Sullivan
via
Oxford American
on
November 19, 2019
The Invention of Thanksgiving
Massacres, myths, and the making of the great November holiday.
by
Philip J. Deloria
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The New Yorker
on
November 18, 2019
‘Proud Raven, Panting Wolf’ — A History of Totem Poles in Alaska
A New Deal program to restore Totem Poles in Alaska provided jobs and boosted tourism, but it ignored their history and significance within Native culture.
by
Jean Bundy
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Anchorage Press
on
August 12, 2019
Wimbledon’s First Fashion Scandal
100 years ago, a tennis player shocked spectators with her “indecent” dress—not for the last time.
by
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
via
The Atlantic
on
July 9, 2019
Why This Mexican Village Celebrates Juneteenth
Descendants of slaves who escaped across the southern border observe Texas’s emancipation holiday with their own unique traditions.
by
Wes Ferguson
via
Texas Monthly
on
June 20, 2019
Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means
The roots musician is inspired by the evolving legacy of the black string band.
by
John Jeremiah Sullivan
via
The New Yorker
on
May 13, 2019
When Cow Tongue Was an Essential Thanksgiving Ingredient
It made American pies rich and indulgent.
by
Leigh Chavez-Bush
via
Atlas Obscura
on
November 27, 2018
The NFL and a History of Black Protest
For far too long, Americans have used football to sell the ideas of democracy and fair play. But for Black America, this is an illusion.
by
Louis Moore
via
Black Perspectives
on
September 12, 2018
Why Do Sports Teams Visit the White House?
The president’s patriotic pageant renews a question dating back to the first White House visit by a champion sports team.
by
Yoni Appelbaum
via
The Atlantic
on
June 5, 2018
partner
Donald Trump’s Use of the “Star-Spangled Banner” Is an American Tradition
It's a short song with a complicated history.
by
Michael J. Pfeifer
via
HNN
on
May 29, 2018
A Brief History of America’s Appetite for Macaroni and Cheese
Popularized by Thomas Jefferson, this versatile dish fulfills our nation’s quest for the ‘cheapest protein possible.’
by
Gordon Edgar
via
What It Means to Be American
on
May 29, 2018
How the ‘Watergate Babies’ Broke American Politics
In an effort to open Congress, they institutionalized a confrontational style that permeates contemporary politics today.
by
John A. Lawrence
via
Politico Magazine
on
May 26, 2018
Edward S. Curtis: Romance vs. Reality
In a famous 1910 photograph "In a Piegan Lodge," a small clock appears between two seated Native American men.
by
Allison C. Meier
via
JSTOR Daily
on
May 18, 2018
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Inside the Band's Complicated History With the South
The Southern-rock group is much different than the one Ronnie Van Zant led in the Seventies.
by
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
via
Rolling Stone
on
May 15, 2018
partner
Today is a National Day of Prayer. Should That be Legal?
How solid is the wall between church and state?
by
David B. Gowler
via
Made By History
on
May 3, 2018
Writing Jewish History
Histories of the Jews reveal a lot about the times in which they were written.
by
Adam Kirsch
via
The New Yorker
on
March 26, 2018
The 1968 Fashion Show, the History Lesson Melania Missed
What the First Lady could learn from the fashion show that was supposed to showcase America First fashion.
by
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
via
Politico Magazine
on
March 5, 2018
The Complicated History of Race and Mardi Gras
The celebration is steeped in a history of racial politics no number of floats could easily erase.
by
Trimiko Melancon
via
Black Perspectives
on
February 9, 2018
What Cheer, Though?
Joyce Chaplin on the malevolence of American goodwill.
by
Joyce Chaplin
via
The Times Literary Supplement
on
January 23, 2018
The Music I Love Is a Racial Minefield
How I learned to fiddle my way through America's deeply troubling history.
by
Michael Mechanic
via
Mother Jones
on
December 21, 2017
Why America's Thanksgiving Turkey Is So Boring
The bland appeal of the Broad Breasted White.
by
Natasha Frost
via
Atlas Obscura
on
November 22, 2017
Where Does Your Tofurky Come From?
The first frozen Tofurky meal was a hard sell with retailers and a mad success with the customers who managed to find it.
by
Jonathan Kauffman
via
The New Yorker
on
November 21, 2017
Atheists in the Pantheon
Leigh Eric Schmidt profiles the nineteenth century's notable "village atheists."
by
Joseph Blankholm
via
Public Books
on
August 14, 2017
partner
All Hale Thanksgiving
In the 1820s, Sarah Hale, a New England widow and the editor of Godey’s Ladies Book made it her mission to get Thanksgiving recognized as a national holiday.
via
BackStory
on
November 15, 2016
Supersized Christianity: Protestant Megachurches in America
Megachurches represent an enduring model of ecclesial organization in Protestantism.
by
Joshua D. Ambrosius
via
Dissertation Reviews
on
April 26, 2016
Our Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of Death
Throughout the long and pungent history of humanity, smelling healthy has been as delightful as it has disgusting.
by
Hunter Oatman-Stanford
via
Collectors Weekly
on
March 8, 2016
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