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Bryan Stevenson on Charleston and Our Real Problem with Race

"I don't believe slavery ended in 1865, I believe it just evolved."
by Corey G. Johnson, Bryan Stevenson via The Marshall Project on June 24, 2015
Nixon taking the oath of office.

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, Rachel Martin via NPR on May 23, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps soldiers usher suspected Viet Cong members through the rubble of a village in 1965.

Ken Burns' New Documentary Exposes the Emotion Behind the Vietnam War

An interview with the filmmakers.
by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Ryan Bort via Newsweek on September 2, 2017
Drawing of lightning breaking the chains of a woman on trial for witchcraft in Salem.

The Actual 'Single Greatest Witch Hunt of a Politician' in American History

It happened long before a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. 
by Mary Beth Norton, Yasmeen Serhan via The Atlantic on May 18, 2017
A worker prepares to remove a statue of Jefferson Davis.

How Robert E. Lee Got Knocked Off His Pedestal

Before New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu made his celebrated speech, a grassroots movement forced the city to take down its monuments to white supremacy.
by Michael "Quess?" Moore, Brentin Mock via CityLab on May 29, 2017
National Park Service ranger presented with Senate resolution for new monument.

Monumental Effort: Historians and the Creation of the National Monument to Reconstruction

Two historians weigh in on President Obama's move to designate a national monument to Reconstruction in South Carolina.
by Kate Masur, Gregory P. Downs, Kritika Agarwal via Perspectives on History on January 24, 2017
Migrants holding their shoes, being inspected.

America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-American 'Repatriation'

During the Depression, more than a million people of Mexican descent were deported. Author Francisco Balderrama says that most were American citizens.
via NPR on September 10, 2015

A Brief History of America’s ‘Love-Hate Relationship’ With Immigration

Donald Trump’s restrictive plan is reminiscent of legislation from 100 years ago.
by Alan M. Kraut, Priscilla Alvarez via The Atlantic on February 19, 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, Candice Norwood via The Atlantic on January 27, 2017
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