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Memorial Day and Our African American Dead
Are we honoring all of our American heroes this Memorial Day?
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Robert Greene II
via
U.S. Intellectual History Blog
on
May 28, 2017
After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee Led the Charge for Reconciliation
Lee should not be defined not only by his time as a Confederate general, but also by his actions after the war was over.
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R. David Cox
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
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May 27, 2017
Americans Aren't Just Divided Politically, They're Divided Over History Too
Underlying current debates, says Jill Lepore, are fundamental conflicts over the meanings of the past.
by
Jill Lepore
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Rachel Martin
via
NPR
on
May 23, 2017
Trying to Remember J.F.K.
On the centenary of his birth, seeking the man behind the myth.
by
Thomas Mallon
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The New Yorker
on
May 22, 2017
A Case for Reparations at the University of Chicago
What does the institution owe the descendants of slaves?
by
Guy Emerson Mount
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Caine Jordan
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Kai Parker
via
Black Perspectives
on
May 22, 2017
Address on Removal of Four Confederate Statues
Why New Orleans took down monuments that had been installed by supporters of the "Cult of the Lost Cause."
by
Mitch Landrieu
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YouTube
on
May 19, 2017
Robert E. Lee Topples From His Pedestal
The Confederate general has long been seen, in the South and beyond, as embodying the virtues of the ideal man.
by
Kevin M. Levin
via
The Atlantic
on
May 19, 2017
What Richmond Has Gotten Right About Interpreting its Confederate History
Why hasn't Richmond faced the same controversies as New Orleans or Charlottesville?
by
Kevin M. Levin
via
Smithsonian
on
May 18, 2017
Looking Back to Lincoln
During the Great Depression, Americans found solace in history.
by
Fishko Files
via
WNYC
on
May 11, 2017
Susan B. Anthony, Pro-Life Heroine?
Behind a quiet house museum are anti-abortion activists with a mission: to claim America’s most famous historical feminist as their own.
by
Ruth Graham
via
Slate
on
May 8, 2017
Mr. President, You're Right About Andrew Jackson
If Jackson's presidency had been later, he may have prevented the Civil War.
by
Daniel Ruddy
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Newsmax
on
May 6, 2017
America’s Dangerously Shallow Understanding of the Holocaust
It’s treated as an all-purpose symbol of evil, not a series of historical events to be reckoned with.
by
Andrea Pitzer
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Vox
on
May 4, 2017
The Battle Over Confederate Heritage Month
A Southern governor proclaimed April Confederate Heritage Month. Will slavery be mentioned?
by
Erin Blakemore
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Carl R. Weinberg
via
JSTOR Daily
on
April 14, 2017
Five Myths About World War I
The United States wasn't filled with isolationists, and it wasn't exactly neutral before 1917.
by
Michael Kazin
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Washington Post
on
April 6, 2017
How Should World War I Be Taught in American Schools?
The two versions of WWI taught in most schools tell us as much about the present as they do about the past.
by
Kyle Greenwalt
via
The Conversation
on
April 4, 2017
As God Is My Witness
A year-long series of photographs and stories that explain the struggle between the old South and the new.
by
Johnathon Kelso
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The Bitter Southerner
on
April 4, 2017
Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I
An collection of primary sources exploring the causes, duration, and aftermath of America's involvement in World War I.
via
Library of Congress
on
April 4, 2017
Knowing How vs. Knowing That: Navigating the Past
How should we interpret the United States Constitution?
by
Jonathan Gienapp
via
Process: A Blog for American History
on
April 4, 2017
Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and the Misuse of American History
The eliding of the ugliness of America's racial history is neither novel nor particularly surprising.
by
Jelani Cobb
via
The New Yorker
on
March 8, 2017
The Notorious Night Biggie Was Murdered in Los Angeles
Shaq, Baron Davis, and Nick Van Exel reflect on The Notorious B.I.G., his murder, and the city they called home.
by
Justin Tinsley
via
Andscape
on
March 8, 2017
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Black History Month
What does Black History Month leave out?
by
N. D. B. Connolly
via
BackStory
on
March 7, 2017
American History: Fake News That Never Goes Away — and Empowered the Trumpian Insurrection
Only if we face the painful lies we tell ourselves about the past can we hope to overcome what's happening now.
by
Nancy Isenberg
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Andrew Burstein
via
Salon
on
February 25, 2017
The Greatest Presidents
Historians agree on the top three. Below that, there are fascinating trends in opinion.
by
Robert W. Merry
via
The American Conservative
on
February 20, 2017
Presidential Historians Survey 2017
A survey of 91 presidential historians that ranks U.S. presidents based on ten qualities of presidential leadership.
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C-SPAN
on
February 17, 2017
The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys
One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?
by
Katie Nodjimbadem
via
Smithsonian
on
February 13, 2017
How Women's Studies Erased Black Women
The founders of Women’s Studies were overwhelmingly white, and focused on the experiences of white, heterosexual women.
by
Erin Blakemore
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V. P. Franklin
via
JSTOR Daily
on
February 11, 2017
Frederick Douglass, Refugee
Throughout modern history, the millions forced to flee as refugees have felt Douglass' agony, and thought his thoughts.
by
David W. Blight
via
The Atlantic
on
February 7, 2017
History and Its Limits Under Trump
A warning about the ways we compare Donald Trump to atrocities in history.
by
Cameron Blevins
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Cameron Blevins
on
February 2, 2017
A Twitter Tribute to Holocaust Victims
A conversation with the creator of a new social-media project that commemorates refugees the United States turned away in 1939.
by
Russel Neiss
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Candice Norwood
via
The Atlantic
on
January 27, 2017
How Author Timothy Tyson Found the Woman at the Center of the Emmett Till Case
The woman whose testimony was central to the infamous case admits feeling 'tender sorrow.'
by
Sheila Weller
via
Vanity Fair
on
January 26, 2017
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