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: ABC News
2/8/20
Since Woodson's death in 1950, the organization that he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History -- now called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) -- has fought to keep his legacy alive.
Source: NY Times
2/7/20
Remembering Delilah L. Beasley, an Oakland Tribune columnist who documented black pioneers in California.
Source: The Hill
2/7/20
The bill is poised to pass easily with bipartisan support.
Source: The Conversation
2/6/20
by Shana Poplack
Many of the features stereotypically associated with contemporary African American Vernacular English have a robust precedent in the history of the English language.
Source: The Conversation
2/6/20
by Jennifer Bain
After the Dresden bombings, the Soviet Army seized and inspected the surviving vault. The first bank official to enter the vault afterwards found it pillaged, with only one manuscript remaining. The bank could never confirm if the vault was emptied in an official capacity or if it was plundered.
Source: The Conversation
2/10/20
by Abigail C. Saguy
In my new book, “Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are,” I explore the history of this term, from the earliest days of the gay rights movement, to today, when it has been adopted by other movements.
Source: Politico
2/5/20
Featuring historians Michael Kimmage, Claire Potter, Mary Frances Berry, Alan Baron, David Blight, Allan J. Lichtman, Brooks Simpson, Jeremi Suri, and Kim Wehle.
Source: Time
2/6/20
Featuring historians Carol Anderson, Jeffrey A. Engel, Kevin M. Kruse, Barbara A. Perry, Manisha Sinha, and Brenda Wineapple.
Source: Washington Post
2/4/20
By the turn of the century, political leaders from opposing parties grew weary of the shenanigans and more or less began begging for ballot systems — not in tweet storms, but by writing letters to their local newspapers.
Source: Washington Post
2/6/20
George Romney forged ahead with his support for civil rights and against extremism, which at times pitted him against members of his own party.
Source: NY Times
2/4/20
As Hindu nationalism continues its march across India, a cult of personality is rising around Nathuram Godse, the Hindu extremist who killed Gandhi.
Source: NY Times
2/6/20
55 years after that bloody afternoon in February 1965, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is reviewing whether to reinvestigate the murder.
Source: The Conversation
2/5/20
by Pardis Mahdavi
For 40 years, the relationship between the U.S. and Iran has been marked by disagreement – but also by a series of missed opportunities.
Source: Washington Post
2/5/20
On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a posthumous pardon for Rustin.
Source: Smithsonian Mag
2/3/20
Far from falling prey to a paranormal occurrence, the S.S. “Cotopaxi” actually sank during an unfortunate storm.
Source: Time
1/31/20
They comprise fictional features, documentary films and even one “home movie,” and together tell an important story.
Source: Washington Post
2/2/20
Over the years, several candidates who fell short in the Iowa caucuses went on to win their party’s nomination.
Source: Washington Post
2/4/20
Nearly a century after a race massacre left as many as 300 people dead, the city plans to dig for suspected mass graves that may have been used to dispose of African American bodies.
Source: Smithsonian Mag
1/30/20
This primer covers Scottish sovereignty from the Roman era to the Jacobite revolts, the 2014 referendum and Brexit.
Source: The Economist
1/30/20
For centuries British artists edited baby bumps out of their work. Why?
