This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: NPR
6/8/2020
Author Doug Swanson chronicles centuries of abuse within the famed Texas law enforcement agency, including burning villages, hunting runaway slaves and murdering Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.
Source: USA Today
6/7/2020
Slave patrols lay at the roots of the nation's law enforcement excesses, helping launch centuries of violent and racist behavior toward black Americans, as well as a tradition of protests and uprisings against police brutality. Historian Sally Hadden explains how.
Source: Washington Post
6/5/2020
Senior manager emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture John W. Franklin discusses the horrifying history of slavery in D.C.
Source: ABC-7 Chicago
6/7/2020
"It's the most profoundly American of acts, to protest peacefully in this nation," Boyle said.
Source: Lapham's Quarterly
6/8/2020
by Mike Wallace and Edwin Burroughs
Two New York City historians revisit well- and lesser-known pandemics from the city's past.
Source: The New York Times
6/6/2020
The pandemic has hastened the departure of witnesses to the wrenching conflicts of the last century, allowing rising political forces to recast history.
Source: Southern Illinoisan
6/6/2020
Historian James W. Loewen's research on 'sundown towns' underscores the significance of the protests in these communities.
Source: CityLab
6/3/2020
Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in the Twin Cities occupied a major artery that tore apart a thriving African-American neighborhood.
Source: The New York Times
6/3/2020
With people around the globe sheltering at home amid the pandemic, the Arolsen Archives asked for help indexing them. Thousands joined the effort.
Source: Columbia News
6/1/2020
A new oral history project, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, will be both a historical record of the coronavirus pandemic and a learning tool for how the city can handle future crises.
Source: Society of Civil War Historians
6/4/2020
Thomas J. Brown's book on the memorialization of the Civil War and American attitudes toward militarization has been honored with the Thomas Watson Brown Book Award.
Source: NPR
6/3/2020
Policing scholar Alex Vitale discusses the increased centrality of policing to urban life and how to reverse that trend.
Source: Washington Post
6/01/2020
Donald Trump invoked images of terror to discourage protesters against racial injustice according to historians Tyler D. Parry and Taylor Branch.
Source: Nonprofit Quarterly
6/1/2020
Education historian Diane Ravitch agrees with public school teachers who oppose the outsize influence of wealthy foundations in determining how public schools operate.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
6/1/2020
Eric Foner and Robert Vinson comment on the convergence of two crises in America. Are there moments that compare?
Source: The Hill
6/1/2020
Historian Alan Lichtman, who predicted a Trump victory in 2016, says things look bad for his reelection prospects.
Source: KPFA
6/2/2020
Hear from historian Rick Perlstein on the history of Nixon's Law and Order Campaign.
Source: TIME
6/2/2020
Historian Elizabeth Hinton's research suggests that this platform truly took hold under the Johnson administration.
Source: The Intercept
6/3/2020
Historians Keisha Blain and Stuart Schrader discuss the history of black rebellion against police violence and the militarization of domestic policing.
Source: New York Times
6/2/2020
by Emily Badger
In a reflection of how American cities have changed since the 1960s, demonstrations have included many wealthy areas. Historians and scholars including Thomas Sugrue, Alison Isenberg and Lester Spence comment on this change.
