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A mural depicting the portrait of Ahmaud Arbery, on the side of a building.

Trial of Arbery's Killers Hinges on Law that Originated in Slavery

Georgia enacted the Citizen's Arrest Law in an attempt to maintain control of enslaved people.

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on November 7, 2021

The cover of the textbook, "Heroes of Our America."

"Heroes of Our America": Reading a "Patriotic" History of the United States

This 1952 textbook serves as an example of the "patriotic history" that Donald Trump grew up with and calls for today.

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on September 27, 2020

Citibank: Exploiting the Past, Condemning the Future

In 2011, Citigroup published a 300-page 200th anniversary commemoration Celebrating the Past, Defining the Future. Is it a past to celebrate?

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on November 3, 2019

Pride parade passes the Stonewall Inn.

Stonewall's Legacy and Kwame Anthony Appiah's Misuse of History

The New York Times should have done a better job fact-checking Appiah’s essay. Philosophy may be allegorical. History isn’t.

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on June 23, 2019

James Madison Responds to Sean Wilentz

Madison's Notes of the Constitutional Convention answer a current argument on the Electoral College.

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on April 7, 2019

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