Memory

Du Bois's "Black Reconstruction in America" showed that the black freedom struggle has always been one for radical democracy.

White victimhood's roots in the Civil War.

Running through all of historian Gerald Horne's books are the twin themes of revolution and repression.

Protesters toppled the 1913 statue Monday, making it the latest Civil War memorial to be removed by government or demonstrators.

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Might a new approach to war memorials keep us out of future unnecessary wars?

Why our history educations must be better.

Most early pioneer statues celebrated whites dominating American Indians.

What variables make a woman's inclusion in history more likely?

Why assessing the state of the world is harder than it sounds.

As historians turn their attention to animals, they are shedding new light on what it means to be human.

Until the mid-20th century, Oregon was perhaps the most racist place outside the southern states, possibly even of all the states.

Muzzleloaders have evolved into smart-style automatic firearms in just 150 years.

A century after the guns fell silent, the United States risks replicating the errors of the past.

For people of color watching over their shoulder, the fear of police interference harkens back to a historical moment with a much-too-benign label.

Intra-American trafficking magnified slavery’s impact.

The National Museum of the American Indian has reached a final decision on which design to implement.

Why it's important to know that Marsha P. Johnson did not start the riots at Stonewall.

A network of professional librarians seeks to destroy a beloved literary heroine and malign her creator.

Those who seek to hide the achievements of our greatest men and women are making a monumental mistake.

What gets lost when it’s only the rebel girls who get lionized?

New exhibits put slavery at the center of Monticello's story, and make it clear that Jefferson was the father of Hemings' children.

Montana's emblematic Glacier National Park reveals the impact of human history and culture.

The first Americans weren't one group of people; they arrived at different times, and likely by different methods.

He “put the history of slavery at the center of our understanding of American history.”

Historians still lack a good way to define, discuss, and address historical actions that appear to be "conspiracies."

Olivia Hooker was 6 at the time of the riot, considered to be one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

How can Americans have such different memories of slavery?

With so little documentary evidence about his life, he is a virtual blank slate upon which different people at different times have inscribed a variety of meanings.

When a college is named for two slave owners, one of whom was a Confederate hero, history is complicated.