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: African American Intellectual History Society
9/30/19
by Keisha N. Blain
AAIHS Presdient Keisha N. Blain interviews Benjamin Talton, an associate Professor of History at Temple University, about his new book.
Source: The New York Times
September 25, 2019
by Francine Klagsbrun
Tom Segev studies and compares the life and associated policies of Israel’s very first Prime Minister in A STATE AT ANY COST: The Life of David Ben-Gurion.
Source: The New York Times
9/29/19
by Talya Zax
With nationalism and anti-Semitism on the rise around the world, Longerich’s “Hitler: A Biography” and Simms’s “Hitler: A Global Biography” look at the Nazi leader’s march to power.
Source: Wall Street Journal
9/30/19
The Huntington hosts an exhibition as surprising, intriguing and, well, frenetic as the year 1919.
Source: The National Archives
9/25/19
by James Worsham
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero spoke with Gorsuch in a conversation about his new book.
Source: NPR
9/29/19
Ramachandra Guha, a historian of modern India, spoke with NPR at his home in Bengaluru, India, in May.
Source: Crosscut
9/30/19
An Oregon author is exploring little-known chapters of the region's ugly, racist roots.
Source: City Lab
9/24/19
Twenty sites across the United States have been selected to participate in the 2019 competition for a piece of a $2 million grant.
Source: Fast Company
9/25/19
Every year, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation gives out a set of no-strings-attached, $625,000 fellowships to people working in fields from art to science to legal research.
Updated 11/20/19
What historians are saying, tweeting and retweeting.
Source: The New York Times
9/22/19
by Alexandra Alter
Naomi Wolf’s book “Outrages” was postponed after questions emerged about her research.
Source: The Orange County Register
9/19/19
by Susan Gill Vardon
Dr. Gonzaba is excited about finding ways to involve his students in a project he has been working on since 2014 — Wearing Gay History, an award-winning digital mapping project that explores the global history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people through T-shirts.
Source: New York Times
September 21, 2019
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor has brought forward a ram’s horn trumpet and her father’s account of the power of belief amid death.
Source: The Guardian
September 16, 2019
by Anne McElvoy
A study of how the US and Germany have dealt with their racist legacies; and a new theory of what drove Hitler.
Source: Perspectives on History
9/16/19
by Acadia Roher
How the Arkansas People’s History Project utilizes public history and engagement.
Source: New York Times
9/21/19
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor has brought forward a ram’s horn trumpet and her father’s account of the power of belief amid death.
Source: The Crimson
9/19/19
Harvard's history department is rebranding to respond to national changes.
Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation
9/20/19
In preparation for the TrustLive on Celebrating Women's History at PastForward 2019, Priya Chhaya asked Dr. Miles a few questions about her work.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
9/22/19
A new exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center, titled “The Accidental Historian,” reminds us that even in our selfie-taking modes, we may very well be valuable historians without even realizing it.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
09/23/2019
by Ryan P. Smith
Bunch’s new memoir details the tireless work it took to build NMAAHC and offers insights into his priorities as Smithsonian Secretary.
