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Claire Bond Potter

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  • Image of a joint sticking out of the sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood.

    The Suburbs Made the War on Drugs in Their Own Image

    Matthew Lassiter’s history plays out in ranch houses, high school parking lots, and courtrooms from Shaker Heights to Westchester to Orange County.
    by Claire Bond Potter via The New Republic on February 27, 2024
  • Heather Booth playing guitar for Fannie Lou Hamer.

    Why Fannie Lou Hamer Endures

    She’s mostly remembered for one famous speech. Her actual legacy is far greater than that.
    by Claire Bond Potter via Democracy Journal on March 9, 2022
  • Is Elizabeth Warren Native American?

    What the DNA controversy reveals about race, identity politics, and the Native American present.
    by Claire Bond Potter via Public Seminar on October 17, 2018
  • Donald Trump Jr.
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    Is it Okay to Call Donald Trump Jr. a Boy?

    The blurred line between boyhood and manhood.
    by Claire Bond Potter via Made By History on July 24, 2017

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The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good for History?

In a new book, top historians discuss the musical’s educational value, historical accuracy and racial revisionism.
by Kate Keller via Smithsonian on May 30, 2018
Former President Donald Trump in Selma, North Carolina

The Historians Take a First Crack at Donald J. Trump

On the promises and perils of very recent history.
by Paul M. Renfro via Slate on April 12, 2022
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