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'Mrs. America' Makes the Case for Messy History

In allowing various perspectives to shine through, "Mrs. America" takes a piece of the past that, through the work of time, has been smoothed of its rough edges and grants it complexity.

Anna Jarvis: The Woman Who Regretted Creating Mother's Day

The woman responsible for the creation of Mother's Day would have approved of the modest celebrations likely to take place this year. The commercialisation of the day horrified her - to the extent that she even campaigned to have it rescinded.

Video: 75 Years Ago, Brits Celebrate V-E Day in London

British Pathé newsreels documented the announcement of German surrender and celebrations in the streets, offices and factories of London. 

They Survived the Holocaust. Now They’re Confronting the Virus.

The generation that endured Nazi death camps is especially vulnerable to the pandemic.

U.S. Extremist Blames 'Compliant' Jews for Holocaust in Idaho Protest

Ammon Bundy tells crowd during anti-lockdown demonstration that Jewish people thought 'putting their head down and trying to not be noticed was the better way' in WWII.

The Legacy of Bobby Lee Verdugo, A Leader Of East LA Walkouts

Verdugo, who became one of the founders of the Chicano student movement and spent much of his life mentoring youth, died Friday. He was 69.

New York Fed Paper Finds Pandemic a Century Ago Fueled Nazi Rise

As far-right political movements gain in the U.S. and abroad, a paper by an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York argues that the influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 fueled the rise of Nazism in Germany.

We Are Losing a Generation of Civil-Rights Memories

America’s response to the pandemic harkens back to ugly times in our country’s history. But to recognize that, we need to know our elders’ stories.

A New Public Art Installation in Alexandria Confronts the City’s Ties to the Slave Trade

Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous examines an oft-overlooked aspect of the Virginia port community’s history.

What Was Saved

Sarah Broom's memoir "The Yellow House" reconstructs not only her family’s history in New Orleans but also that larger arc of the black experience in the United States.

This Day in History: English Channel Tunnel Opens (1994)

In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers identified the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Will Atlanta Child Murders Ever be Solved? Those Close to Case Fear Answer is 'No'

"Atlanta's Murdered and Missing" concluded Sunday with strong evidence that white supremacists may have been involved in the killings and the disappearances. Families of victims still despair of closure and justice.

The Supreme Court Hears the Biggest Presidential Immunity Cases since Nixon

Should the most powerful man in the nation be given extraordinary legal immunity? Or does the fact that the president wields such power demand oversight of the man who holds that office?

We Can’t Afford to Lose the Postal Service

by Casey Cep

For the past forty years, Republicans have been seeking to starve, strangle, and sabotage the U.S. Postal Service, hoping to privatize one of the oldest and most important public goods in American history.

Irish Return an Old Favor, Helping Native Americans Battling the Virus

More than 170 years ago, the Choctaw Nation sent $170 to starving Irish families during the potato famine. Now hundreds of Irish people are repaying that old kindness.

Australian Jewish Group Calls on Website to Stop Hosting ‘Miss Hitler’ Pageant

Anti-Defamation Commission urges GoDaddy.com web hosting firm to take down World Truth Historical Revisionism site, calling it ‘an incitement to murder.’

Late 'Comfort Woman' Recognized for Lifelong Human Rights Activities with Amnesty Award

Kim Bok-dong, a former sex slavery victim-turned human rights activist received a posthumous award from Amnesty International.

Man Wears KKK Hood while Grocery Shopping in Santee; Mayor Calls it a ‘Sad Reminder of Intolerance’

Over the years, the city of Santee has worked to overcome a history of racially motivated attacks and skinhead activity that led to nicknames such as “Klantee.”

Virtual Conversation on the Future of Democracy: Yuval Levin, May 13

The John W. Kluge Center's upcoming online events include this conversation with Yuval Levin on democratic institutions in crisis. 

The ‘Public’ in Public College Could Be Endangered

State legislatures are likely to respond to falling tax revenues by slashing budgets for public colleges and universities.