Historians/History

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• 7/14/19
  

  The Civil War Battle Decided By A General's Mistakes

  by M. Andrew Holowchak

  The battle for Lynchburg, Virginia, a pivotal city in the Civil War, was decided by one general's mistakes.

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• 7/14/19
  

  American Billionaires' Ties to Moscow Go Back Decades

  by Harvey Klehr

  Former Fairbanks Whitney CEO David Karr continued the connection between American businessman and Russia throughout the twentieth century.

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• 7/7/19
  

  Who Says Historians Can’t Travel Back in Time?

  by Erik Moshe

  “Both astrophysicists and historians can travel back in time, but only historians can do anything about the past.” An interview with Carnegie Mellon University historian Ricky Law.

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• 7/7/19
  

  Flight Girls: Remembering World War 2's Women Airforce Service Pilots

  by Noelle Salazar 

  "I was stunned by anecdotes of bravery, death and outright misogyny. And I was baffled the subjects of these stories had tried to be heard, but still, seventy-seven years later, for the most part were unknown to the greater public."

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• 7/7/19
  

  Report on the National Strategy Meeting of Historians Convened by Historians for Peace and Justice

  by Margaret Power

  Close to fifty historians attended the day-long National Strategy Meeting of Historians at Columbia University on May 28, 2019.

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• 7/7/19
  

  Historian Ian Reifowitz on How the Race-Baiting Invective of Rush Limbaugh on the Obama Presidency Led to Trump

  by Robin Lindley

  Reifowitz's latest book traces the election of Donald Trump and the recent rise in white supremacist activity to the incendiary language of racism that the right-wing relies on to win politically.

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• 7/7/19
  

  Charles Reich and The Greening of America – an Appreciation

  by James Thornton Harris

  Charles Reich, author of The Greening of America, passed away last month at the age of 91.Reich’s book, a combination of history, sociology and philosophy struck a chord in a somber time of war and national protest.

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• 7/7/19
  

  The End of Humanitarian Intervention? A Debate at the Oxford Union With Historian David Gibbs and Michael Chertoff

  by David N. Gibbs

  Michael Chertoff -- former Secretary of Homeland Security during the presidency of George W. Bush and coauthor of the USA Patriot Act – defended humanitarian intervention; Gibbs argued against the practice. 

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• SOURCE: Cleveland.com
  6/30/2019
  

  Before RBG, a Cleveland judge made history; it’s time to recognize Unstoppable Florence Allen

  Few candidates today could inspire the passion Florence Ellinwood Allen did nearly 100 years ago during her historic run for judge.

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• 6/30/19
  

  Hawaii’s Cowboy Heroes

  by David Wolman and Julian Smith

  At the turn of the 20th century, three Hawaiian cowboys arrived in Wyoming to compete in a rodeo extravaganza. What happened next overturned much of what people thought they knew, and still think they know, about Hawaii, the American West, and the relationship between the two.

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• 6/30/19
  

  The Overlooked Story of “the Greater United States”: Historian Daniel Immerwahr Shares His Unique Perspective on American Empire

  by Robin Lindley

  From the Guano Islands to America’s widespread empire now, Professor Immerwahr shares neglected stories from the past showing how inhabitants of America’s possessions have been relegated "to the shadows," and, at various times, have been "shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on."

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• 6/23/19
  

  Stonewall's Legacy and Kwame Anthony Appiah's Misuse of History

  by Alan Singer

  What Appiah misses in his dismissal of the Stonewall Rebellion’s historical importance is that symbols like Rosa Parks sitting down and Stonewall are crucial to social movements as they mobilize and move from the political margins to the center of civic discourse.

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• SOURCE: Time
  6/21/2019
  

  Detaining Migrant Children at U.S. Military Bases Has Been Done Before

  by Jana Lipman

  The history of Fort Chaffee shows that it’s risky to house refugee populations on a military base.

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  6/23/2019
  

  Enough With Hamilton, Say Fans of Other Founding Fathers

  Success of Broadway show steals limelight from Jefferson, Franklin and others; ‘not a lot of demand for James Madison’

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  6/22/2019
  

  U.K. Tribute to ‘Windrush’ Generation Draws Criticism

  Prime Minister Theresa May’s tribute video drew a backlash, with critics reminding the public of Mrs. May’s legacy before she became prime minister.

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• 6/23/19
  

  Karin Wulf on Why History Hashtags on Twitter are Inherently Inclusive

  by Aleisha Smith

  Dr. Wulf also discusses what she's working on now, the importance of Women Also Know History, and the success of the Black Perspectives blog. 

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• 6/23/19
  

  Why We Need Better Children's History Books

  by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

  Assembling a coherent narrative that inspires students to image a different world is much more complicated than a Wikipedia search. Teachers can only carry out this task if they have access to narrative histories that are decolonized.

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• 6/23/19
  

  Wealth, Access, and Archival Fetishism in the New Cold War History

  by Benjamin R. Young

  Cold War historians are only reinforcing elitist hierarchies if they continue to almost singularly hold up multinational research in previously unexplored archives as the gold standard of quality scholarship. 

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• 6/23/19
  

  The Perfect Mentor: Alan Brinkley

  by Yanek Mieczkowski

  Beyond his impeccable scholarship and insightful lectures, Alan Brinkley was a mentor to dozens of doctoral students. In that role, he was perfect, providing profound lessons that will last through many careers, and likely, many lifetimes. 

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• 6/23/19
  

  On the 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, It's Time to Reexamine Its Legacy.

  by David Carlin

  Versailles did not destroy the German economy, make Germany into a permanent pariah, or inspire the German lust for revenge. Instead, the Nazis capitalized on a unique economic calamity (the Great Depression), German political instability, and deep seated radical nationalist currents.