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An illustration by Dr. Seuss of a woman reading a book about Nazis to children.

The Complicated Relevance of Dr. Seuss's Political Cartoons

The children’s author’s early works have been finding a new audience among those opposed to the "America First" policies of President Trump.
The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861.
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The Most Contentious Presidential Transition in American History

Was Abraham Lincoln's the most tumultuous presidential transition in American history?

Visualizing the Red Summer

A comprehensive digital archive, map, and timeline of riots and lynchings across the U.S. in 1919.

A Black Power Method

A Black Power method moves to destabilize or interrogate dominant white perspectives in mainstream media outlets, government records, and in the very definition of what constitutes a credible source.
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The Fear of “Mexicanization”

The anxiety about “Mexicanization” that ran through Reconstruction-Era politics, as Americans saw disturbing political parallels with their southern neighbor.
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Love Me Did: A History of Courtship

Cuddle up with your sweetie for stories about three centuries of pre-marital intimacy, from Puritan "bundling" to the back-seat of the parents' Buick.
Illustration of a proslavery mob raiding a post office in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1835.
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How Much Is Too Much?

The dramatic story of the abolitionist mail crisis of 1835.
Leone Baxter and Clem Whitaker

The Lie Factory: How Politics Became a Business

The field of political consulting was unknown before Leone Baxter and Clem Whitaker founded Campaigns, Inc., in 1933.
Portrait of Ambrose Bierce with skull

One of America's Best

Ambrose Bierce deviated from the refined eeriness of English-style ghost stories for his haunting descriptions of fateful coincidence and horrific revelation.
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Cherokee Slaveholders and Radical Abolitionists

An unlikely alliance in antebellum America.

How 'OK' Took Over the World

It crops up in our speech dozens of times every day, although it apparently means little. So how did "OK" conquer the world?

“Destroyer and Teacher”: Managing the Masses During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic

Revisiting the public health lessons learned during the 1918–1919 pandemic and reflecting on their relevance for the present.
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Little Ideological Annie

How a cartoon gamine midwifed the graphic novel—and the modern conservative movement.
A man making fists, ready to box.

Storm of Blows

In the 1890s, boxing went from lower class brawling to upper class show of masculinity.
Screen capture of Carter at a podium giving his human right speech to university graduates.

Jimmy Carter Promotes Human Rights

Carter’s speech lays out his commitment to implement human rights into U.S. foreign policy.
Inez Milholland with her dog.

Let Us Mate

Proposal advice from Inez Milholland, originally published in the Chicago Day Book, 1916.
Antiwar march on October 31, 1970. Marchers holding a banner reading "Chicano Power" and "Remember Reuben Salazar."

Mapping American Social Movements

Interactive maps showing the historical geography of influential American social movements since the late 19th century.

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