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: Jewish Currents
9/23/19
by Judith Butler
"A lack of historical analysis...afflicts this impassioned book."
Source: University of Florida News
9/19/19
Dr. Colburn helped bring to light many of the uncovered racial stories of Florida, including in his book Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine, Florida, 1877-1980.
Source: NY Times
9/19/19
A historian, he was asked by the paper to judge whether a correspondent’s Pulitzer Prize should be revoked because of biased reporting. He said it should be.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Accessed 9/19/19
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten.
Source: Washington Monthly
Accessed 9/19/19
by Allen C. Guelzo
"Blumenthal never allows the intensity of Lincoln’s story to flag for a moment."
Source: NY Times
9/18/19
by Lincoln Caplan
“The Second Founding” reflects Foner’s rigorously researched, now mainstream view that Reconstruction was “a massive experiment in interracial democracy."
Source: U.S. Intellectual History Blog
9/9/19
by Andy Seal
Andy Seal argues historians shouldn't read their own books.
Source: NPR
9/17/2019
A bestselling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture at a time when few women held prominent roles in journalism.
Source: New York Times
9/12/19
“Russ & Daughters: An Appetizing Story,” from the American Jewish Historical Society, offers a taste of New York’s rich food and cultural history.
Source: The Activist History Review
September 12, 2019
by Michael T. Barry Jr.
Ibram X. Kendi's much-anticipated second book, How to Be An Antiracist, hit shelves across the world last month.
Source: Society for U.S. Intellectual History
9/8/19
by Robin Marie Averbeck
In his new book, historian Andrew Feffer discusses the emergence of McCarthyism and our conception of liberalism with diligence and detail.
Source: New York Times
9/13/19
His books helped restore the reputations of Grant and Eisenhower and return John Marshall to the forefront of the American story.
Source: New York Times
9/13/19
Yale alumna Anne Gardiner Perkins digs into challenges and triumphs of Yale University’s first female students.
Source: Hyperallergic
9/16/19
Jacob Morris, the Director of The Harlem Historical Society, demands the addition of a plaque to the sculpture that would give a historical context.
Source: The New York Times
September 12, 2019
by Ian Morris
Every M.B.A. program includes classes on business ethics. William Dalrymple’s superb account of Britain’s East India Company shows why: “The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire” is a case study in what can go wrong when corporate leaders lack a sense of decency.
Source: Stat News
9/12/19
Featuring historians Antoine Lentacker and Rachel Taketa.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
9/13/19
Charles Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, plagiarized parts of his award-winning book on North Korea.
Source: NCPH
9/11/19
by Jim McGrath
"This post is a reflection on my ongoing experiences with podcasts as a listener, creator, and collaborator."
Source: Nursing Clio
9/11/19
by Kylie Smith
Emotionally Disturbed: A History of Caring for America’s Troubled Children explores the development of Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs) for “emotionally disturbed” children.
Source: We're History
9/12/19
by Michael J. Socolow
Though the pardon still haunts his memory, it’s time we viewed Ford’s act through the prism of distance and experience.
