Linda Gordon

“Very fine people”—fathers and husbands, as well as mothers and daughters—have always been central to the work of white supremacy.

Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream.

What does the Klan of the 1920s have to teach us about the resurgence of organized bigotry in the Trump era?

Amid all the stories about harassment and abuse, there’s been hardly any discussion about how we got here.

Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted during the hate group’s century and a half of history.

Religious conservatives see “anti-eugenic” laws as the most promising path to establish a federal ban on abortion.

Abortion in the 19th century was widely accepted as a means of avoiding the risks of pregnancy.

Is Trump a fascist? You should ask the same question of your local police.

A profile of Hannah Mayer Stone, one of the key figures in the struggle to make contraception safe, effective, and widely available.

By ending DACA, President Trump seems to be trying to resurrect a national immigration policy defined by racial engineering.

How antebellum women prevented themselves from getting pregnant during an era when their identity was founded on being a mother.

How do ideological debates on gender roles influence the abortion debate?