Uncle Tom's Cabin — Bunk History

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engraving of Harriet Beecher Stowe

A Forgotten 19th-Century Story Can Help Us Navigate Today’s Political Fractures

Reconciliation is good — but not at any cost.

by Ellen Gruber Garvey via Made By History on March 23, 2021

Drawing of people picking cotton at a plantation

A Few Random Thoughts on Capitalism and Slavery

Historian James Oakes offers a critique of the New History of Capitalism.

by James Oakes via The Economic Historian on September 28, 2020

From Home to Market: A History of White Women’s Power in the US

The heart-tug tactics of 1950s ads steered white American women away from activism into domesticity. They’re still there.

by Ellen Wayland-Smith via Aeon on September 17, 2020

Painting of a Black family on a horse escaping slavery.

‘A Doubtful Freedom’

Andrew Delbanco's new book positions the debate over fugitive slaves as a central factor in the nation's slide toward disunion.

by David W. Blight via New York Review of Books on January 14, 2020

Protester at an "America First" rally.

The Great-Granddaddy of White Nationalism

Thomas Dixon’s racist discourse lurks in American politics and society even today.

by Diane Roberts via Southern Cultures on September 18, 2019

Drawing of a man and his donkey from the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, circa 1800s.

Americans Have Always Celebrated Hacks and Swindlers

In 19th-century New England, rule-breaking Yankees were a source of national pride.

by Hugh McIntosh via Zócalo Public Square on September 16, 2019

Laura Bush and Michelle Obama.

Why Laura Bush Speaking Up on Separating Families Matters So Much

The language that has long been critical to covertly mobilizing activism.

by Jim Downs via Made By History on June 20, 2018

W.E.B. Du Bois

The Soul of W. E. B. Du Bois

Reflecting on the tremendous impact of "The Souls of Black Folk," on the 150th anniversary of Du Bois' birth.

by Ibram X. Kendi via The Paris Review on February 14, 2018

The Racial Symbolism of the Topsy-Turvy Doll

The uncertain meaning behind a half-black, half-white, two-headed toy.

by Julian K. Jarboe via The Atlantic on November 20, 2015

Frederick Douglass.

"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech is widely known as one of the greatest abolitionist speeches ever.

via BackStory on July 7, 2014

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