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: The Washington Post
11/15/2019
Nelson acknowledges that she’s sometimes “approached Charles from unfamiliar angles which can be unexpectedly illuminating.”
Source: The New York Times
10/18/19
Nicholas Buccola's book, "The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America" examines the debates between Baldwin and Buckley. The book is available now.
Source: New York Times
November 19, 2019
by Matti Friedman
A writer tells the story of a region through the lens of one well-documented clan.
Source: The National Archives AOTUS Blog
11/18/19
by David Ferriero
Ferriero discusses how the National Archives has advanced their digital access for their records through collaboration, innovation, and learning.
Source: AHA Perspectives on History
11/14/19
New to digital history? These three steps may help you incorporate #DigHist into your classroom.
Source: The New York Times
November 14, 2019
by Daniel Slotnik
In memoriam of legendary Civil War historian James I. Robertson Jr.
1/12/20
by Matthew Crawford
"Fire is a creation of the living world, but we have defined it as a phenomenon for physics and chemistry...we’ve mostly ignored the ideas and institutions that shape the social half of the equation."
Source: World Socialist Web Site
11/14/19
by Tom Mackaman
“Opposition to slavery has also been an important theme in American history”
Source: Black Perspectives
11/11/19
by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Crystal Moten
An introduction to the online forum and a list of the articles published as part of it so far.
Source: Collegiate Times
11/8/19
Robertson started his journey with Virginia Tech after joining the faculty in 1967, where he taught the nation’s largest Civil War history course, attracting 300 students each semester.
Source: LA Times
11/11/19
Ignatiev’s ideas have continued to be controversial, particularly as race has returned to the center of American politics.
Source: Washington Post
11/12/19
They reflect on how all of this might play out in the months and years to come, and how Americans should feel about it.
Source: Cobbloviate Blog
11/11/19
by Jim Cobb
At the SHA meeting 70 years ago, John Hope Franklin became the first black scholar to present a paper at the conference.
Source: NY Times
11/9/19
Some 500 enslaved people revolted in Louisiana but were largely ignored by history. Two centuries later, an ambitious re-enactment brings their uprising back to life.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
11/8/19
by Marc Parry
The U. of Mississippi has distanced itself from much of its Confederate past. Will it ever do the same with its popular nickname?
Source: US News
11/7/2019
by Catherin Shaer
“The German Publics Growing worries over global tensions – in part tied to Trump’s policies – are stirring a revived interest in Cold War artifacts”
Source: Society for US Intellectual History
11/7/2019
by Andrew Klumpp
Klumpp reflects on USIH, what it means to be an intellectual historian and the USIH community
Source: The First News
November 9, 2019
by Alex Webber
A team of local historians unearthed the remains of a garden and greenhouse complex once used to grow vegetables destined for the Fuhrer’s dining table.
Source: Time
11/9/19
Steps taken in Nebraska are a window into the way that conversation is changing, amid increased public scrutiny of what American students are learning about history.
Source: The Guardian
11/12/19
Calculating the patterns and cycles of the past could lead us to a better understanding of history. Could it also help us prevent a looming crisis?
