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An Unfinished Revolution

A new three-part PBS documentary explores the failure of Reconstruction and the Redemption of the South.

by James Oakes via New York Review of Books on November 21, 2019

The United States Overthrew Iran’s Last Democratic Leader

Archival records make clear that the U.S. government was the key actor in the 1953 coup that ousted Mohammad Mosaddeq—not the Iranian clergy.

by Roham Alvandi via Foreign Policy on October 30, 2019

Pictures of people in collage form.

The Center Does Not Hold

Jill Lepore’s awkward embrace of the nation.

by Daniel Immerwahr via The Nation on October 29, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

American revolutionaries had a far wider range of reasons for supporting rebellion than we often assume.

by T. H. Breen via Literary Hub on September 23, 2019

The Battle to Rewrite Texas History

Supporters of traditional narratives are fighting to keep their grip on the public imagination.

by Christopher Hooks via Texas Monthly on September 18, 2019

Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The Nation Is Imperfect. The Constitution Is Still a 'Glorious Liberty Document.'

As part of its “1619” inquiry into slavery's legacy, The New York Times revives 19th century revisionist history on the founding.

by Timothy Sandefur via Reason on August 21, 2019

A Brief History of the History Wars

Conservative uproar over the 1619 Project is just the most recent clash in a battle over how we should understand America’s past.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on August 20, 2019

The Times Are A Changin’

Reports of the death of nuanced interpretations of the Civil War have been grossly exaggerated.

by Nick Sacco via Exploring the Past on July 9, 2019

The Imperfect, Unfinished Work of Women’s Suffrage

A century after the 19th Amendment, it’s worth remembering why suffragists fought so hard, and who was fighting against them.

by Casey N. Cep via The New Yorker on July 1, 2019

Here Comes the D-Day Myth Again

The Allied invasion of France was an important step in the war against the Nazis. But it was by no means a turning point.

by Kevin Kennedy via HNN on June 6, 2019

One of D-Day’s Most Famous, Heroic Assaults May Have Been Unnecessary

Pointe du Hoc’s importance as a military objective has become the subject of heated debate as the invasion’s anniversary approaches.

by Scott Higham via Retropolis on June 2, 2019

The Language of the Unheard

A new book rescues the Poor People’s Campaign from its reputation as a desperate last cry of the civil rights movement.

by Robert Greene II via The Nation on May 20, 2019

The Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President

Johnson’s impeachment was driven by his refusal to rid the country of the lingering effects of slavery.

by Brenda Wineapple, Isaac Chotiner via The New Yorker on May 8, 2019

How Cults Made America

A new book argues that, politically, messianic movements were often light-years ahead of their time. But at what cost?

by Tom Bissell via The New Yorker on April 24, 2019

Enslaved people being baptized.

'Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World'

A Q&A with author Katharine Gerbner about "Protestant Supremacy."

by Katharine Gerbner, Casey Schmitt via The Junto on April 19, 2019

So What if Lincoln Was Gay?

Reflections from the author of a novel that does not shy away from the question of Lincoln's sexuality.

by Louis Bayard via The Paris Review on April 16, 2019

Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K.

A new production exposes the darkness that’s always been at the heart of the musical — and the American experiment.

by Frank Rich via Vulture on April 2, 2019

Charles Beard: Punished for Seeking Peace

His reputation was savaged because he had the temerity to question the 'Good War' narrative.

by Andrew J. Bacevich via The American Conservative on March 21, 2019

The Mistress's Tools

White women and the economy of slavery.

by Lynne Feeley via The Nation on February 26, 2019

Equal-Opportunity Evil

A new book shows that for female slaveholders, the business of human exploitation was just as profitable as it was for men.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on February 14, 2019

The ‘Loyal Slave’ Photo That Explains the Northam Scandal

The governor’s yearbook picture, like many images before it, reinforces the belief that blacks are content in their oppression.

by Kevin M. Levin via The Atlantic on February 13, 2019

The Bitter Origins of the Fight Over Big Government

What the battle between Herbert Hoover and FDR can teach us.

by Kim Phillips-Fein via The Atlantic on January 31, 2019

American Progress painting by John Gast.

Getting Out of the White Settlers’ Way

Re-telling the arrival of settlers on the prairie.

by Andrew Klumpp via U.S. Intellectual History Blog on January 31, 2019

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

“Our cultures are not dead and our civilizations have not been destroyed. Our present tense is evolving as rapidly and creatively as everyone else’s.”

by David Treuer via Longreads on January 22, 2019

In "The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda," Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate

If “Hamilton” is subversive, the mischievous Reed asks, what is it subverting?

by Hua Hsu via The New Yorker on January 9, 2019

Film still of Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.

The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch

Lee’s beloved father figure was a talking point during the Kavanaugh hearings and is now coming to Broadway. Is he still a hero?

by Casey N. Cep via The New Yorker on December 10, 2018

Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?

The 41st president put self-interest over principle time and time again.

by David Greenberg via Politico Magazine on December 1, 2018

Atlanta's Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again

One of the war's greatest battles was fought again and again on a spectacular canvas nearly 400 feet long.

by Jack Hitt via Smithsonian on December 1, 2018

Malcolm X.

The Missing Malcolm X

Our understanding of Malcolm X is inextricably linked to his autobiography, but newly discovered materials force us to reexamine his legacy.

by Garrett Felber via Boston Review on November 28, 2018

Demonstrators supporting abortion rights.

Public Memory and Reproductive Justice in the Trump Era

Who in the reproductive rights debate can claim Susan B. Anthony?

by Tamar W. Carroll, Christine A. Kray, Hinda Mandell via Nursing Clio on November 6, 2018

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