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Remembering Emmett Till

The ruins of a country store suggest that locals have neglected the memory of Emmett Till’s murder.

by Dave Tell via Places Journal on April 1, 2019

The New Deal Wasn’t What You Think

If we are going to fund a Green New Deal, we need to acknowledge how the original actually worked.

by Louis Hyman via The Atlantic on March 6, 2019

The Surprising History of Americans Sharing Books

A visual exploration of how a critical piece of social infrastructure came to be.

by Ariel Aberg-Riger via CityLab on February 19, 2019

Independence Rock in Wyoming.

The American Road Trip Is Older than the American Road

A tour through the travel journals that visually document early road trips of the American West.

by Aric Allen via Aricallen.com on April 27, 2018

How the Log Cabin Became an American Symbol

We have the Swedes and William Henry Harrison to thank for the popularization of the log cabin.

by Andrew Belonsky via Mental Floss on April 19, 2018

Willa Cather

Willa Cather, Pioneer

Willa Cather's life and work broke with the standards of her time.

by Jane Smiley via The Paris Review on February 27, 2018

Roy Moore with a cowboy hat, gun, and microphone, in front of an American flag.

The Reason Roy Moore Won in Alabama That No One is Talking About

Centuries of economic inequality have left Southern politics ripe for insurgent outsiders.

by Keri Leigh Merritt via Made By History on October 5, 2017

How Sears Industrialized, Suburbanized, and Fractured the American Economy

The iconic retail giant turned thrift into profit, but couldn’t keep pace with modern consumer culture.

by Vicki Howard via Zócalo Public Square on July 20, 2017

Why Did U.S. Postmasters Once Have So Much Political Cachet?

Bureaucracy used to work through patronage, an informal system of job-distribution by the party in power. Why did it change?

by Matthew Wills, Samuel Kernell, Michael P. McDonald via JSTOR Daily on May 24, 2017

Godey's Lady's book cover, 1867.

All Hale Thanksgiving

In the 1820s, Sarah Hale, a New England widow and the editor of Godey’s Ladies Book made it her mission to get Thanksgiving recognized as a national holiday.

via BackStory on November 15, 2016

Photograph of Redd Velvet (born Crystal Tucker) who started her career as a classically trained singer.

Keeping The Blues Alive

Is blues music a thing of the past? A festival in Memphis featuring musicians of all ages and nationalities shouts an upbeat answer.

by Touré via Smithsonian on August 26, 2016

Black and white photo of Charlie Rich on a hammock.

Dear Charlie

Charlie Rich, the tragic soul man whose legacy was largely forgotten after his brief period of fame.

by Joe Hagan via Oxford American on January 7, 2014

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