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Walt Disney's Empty Promise

For so many of the millions of tourists who come to Orlando, this—Disney, Universal Studios, I-Drive, all of it—stands in for America itself.

by Kent Russell via The Paris Review on July 10, 2020

The Haunting of Drums and Shadows

On the stories and landscapes the Federal Writers’ Project left unexplored.

by Sam Worley via Lapham’s Quarterly on May 11, 2020

“The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming”

It’s hardly a secret, but, for a land that bills itself as a land of freedom and opportunity, America can be inhospitable to just about anyone.

by Olivia Rutigliano via Public Books on March 12, 2020

A Romantic Union? Thoughts on Plantation Weddings from a Photographer/Historian

Plantations are not "charming" or "tranquil" wedding venues. They were gruesome labor camps profiting off of enslaved labor.

by John R. Legg via National Council on Public History on February 24, 2020

Tourists pose for pictures at the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.

How a Black Female Fashion Designer Laid the Groundwork for Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’

When Ghana gained independence, Freddye Henderson facilitated African American tourism to the new nation.

by Tiffany M. Gill via Made By History on January 10, 2020

Who Speaks for Crazy Horse?

The world’s largest monument is decades in the making and more than a little controversial.

by Brooke Jarvis via The New Yorker on September 16, 2019

Totem poles near houses

‘Proud Raven, Panting Wolf’ — A History of Totem Poles in Alaska

A New Deal program to restore Totem Poles in Alaska provided jobs and boosted tourism, but it ignored their history and significance within Native culture.

by Jean Bundy via Anchorage Press on August 12, 2019

Dear Disgruntled White Plantation Visitors, Sit Down

Michael W. Twitty on the changing tides of plantation interpretation.

by Michael W. Twitty via Afroculinaria on August 9, 2019

Letters of the Damned: Exorcising the Curse of the Petrified Forest

Letters come in each year with pilfered stones from the national park, hoping to break the senders' curse.

by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on July 29, 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 Wild West Meets the Southern Border

At first glance, frontier towns near the U.S.-Mexico border seem oblivious both of history and of the current political reality.

by Valeria Luiselli via The New Yorker on June 3, 2019

The Real Story of Black Martha’s Vineyard

Oak Bluffs is a complex community that elite families, working-class locals and social-climbing summerers all claim as their own.

by Genelle Levy via Narratively on May 30, 2019

How Poverty Is Reshaping the Story of Emmett Till's Murder

Beset by poverty, Glendora, Mississippi clings desperately to a version of Till's story that few others seem to believe.

by Dave Tell via The Conversation on May 9, 2019

Traveling While Negro

In the days of Jim Crow segregation, the "Green Book" that listed locations friendly to black travelers was essential to many.

by Cynthia Tucker via The Bitter Southerner on January 8, 2019

Cruise ship depicted on Red Star Line dinner menu.

Traveling While Black Across the Atlantic Ocean

Following in the footsteps of 20th century African Americans, Ethelene Whitmire experiences a 21st century transatlantic crossing.

by Ethelene Whitmire via Longreads on January 3, 2019

Legends and Lore

A roadside marker program in New York State embraces the gray area between official history and local lore.

by Allison C. Meier on October 23, 2018

Living with Dolly Parton

Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.

by Jessica Wilkerson via Longreads on October 16, 2018

Between War and Water: Saratoga Springs and Veteran Health after the First World War

The First World War prompted the politicization of nearly all aspects of American life.

by Evan P. Sullivan via Nursing Clio on September 20, 2018

Creating Disneyland Was Like Building a Brand New City

Even Magic Kingdoms need urban planners.

by Jessica Leigh Hester via Atlas Obscura on September 19, 2018

When Slavery Is Erased From Plantations

Some historical sites have struggled to reconcile founding-era exceptionalism with the true story of America’s original sin.

by Talitha L. LeFlouria via The Atlantic on September 2, 2018

The Haunting of a Heights House

Although its owner died in 1865, many visitors to the Morris-Jumel Mansion still come just to see her.

by Sarah Laskow via Lapham’s Quarterly on July 30, 2018

This Man is an Island

How the Key West we know today became a reflection of one man’s campy sense of style.

by Michael Adno via The Bitter Southerner on July 11, 2018

Going to Graceland

The makers of the documentary “The King” turn to Elvis Presley to understand something about the state of the country.

by Amanda Petrusich via The New Yorker on July 2, 2018

America's National Parks Were Never Wild and Untouched

Montana's emblematic Glacier National Park reveals the impact of human history and culture.

by Adam M. Sowards via Zócalo Public Square on June 11, 2018

Chautauqua program, 1917.

Vacation Nation

How vacations went from being a purview of the rich to an expectation of a rising American middle class.

via BackStory on June 1, 2018

The Persistence of Whitewashing

How can Americans have such different memories of slavery?

by Jason Silverstein via The New Republic on May 31, 2018

illustration of orange groves with snow-capped mountains in the distance

The Dreams and Myths That Sold LA

How city leaders and real estate barons used sunshine and oranges to market Los Angeles.

by Hadley Meares via Curbed on May 24, 2018

A 1994 Grapefruit League game in Vero Beach, FL.

Swinging in the Sun: The History and Business of Spring Baseball

How spring training has become as much about money and business as about playing the game.

by Zoë Jackson via Perspectives on History on March 26, 2018

Rat Race

Why are young professionals crazy for marathons?

by Dylan Gottlieb via Public Seminar on February 15, 2018

Reclaiming Stone Mountain From the Alt-Right

How Stone Mountain could become a battlefield where neo-Confederates from across the country make their last stand.

by Tony Rehagen via Pacific Standard on February 14, 2018

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