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: NY Times
9/7/19
With Congress prepared to again clash over gun safety, in the aftermath of a murderous August, the circuitous route to passage taken by the assault weapons ban 25 years ago illustrates just how perfectly the legislative stars must align for contentious gun measures to become law.
Source: Washington Post
9/8/19
“We’re at a very polarized, partisan political moment in our country, and not surprisingly, when we are in those moments, history becomes equally polarized."
Source: The Atlantic
9/9/19
by John Hoberman and Tim Naftali
After Tim Naftali's article on Ronald Reagan's racism earlier this year, the Atlantic published two letters discussing Daniel Patrick Moynihan's views on race.
Source: Time
9/5/19
When President Trump held up a map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path, it included a Sharpie-drawn extension to show the storm hitting Alabama.
Source: The Conversation
9/3/19
by Eliga Gould
Given the similarities between the U.S. and U.K. political systems and the personal parallels – and affection – between Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump, Americans might wonder whether the president has a similar power to suspend Congress.
Source: History.com
9/4/19
Includes comments by James P. Ronda, Henry W. Brands, Beth Lew-Williams, and Richard White.
Source: Washington Post
9/4/19
100 years of football history through artifacts from the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Source: Harvard Magazine
Accessed 9/4/19
by Adele Logan Alexander
The brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915.
Source: NY Times
8/30/19
An underwater exploration this month revealed the wreckage, much of it well preserved by cold water, lack of light and layers of silt, that likely contains documents with information about an ill-fated expedition that set sail in 1845.
Source: Origins
Accessed 9/3/19
by Zeb Larson
Twenty-five years ago, South Africa peacefully transitioned from a white-minority government to a black majority government, yet the legacy of apartheid still lingers today.
Source: Reuters
8/31/19
Germany’s president asked for forgiveness for his country on Sunday for the suffering of the Polish people during World War Two as Poland marked 80 years since the Nazi German invasion that unleashed the deadliest conflict in human history.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
August 27, 2019
Two of the most famous figures in American history share more than space in a history textbook.
Source: Time
8/30/19
by Peter Cole
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
Source: The Atlantic
8/30/19
The goal for the Cold War rivals was the same: to prove that animals could survive in orbit so that people could, too. But why did the Soviets use dogs, while the Americans used primates?
Source: NY Times
9/1/19
The event served to underscore the divisions in Europe and within Poland itself.
Source: NY Times
8/31/19
Beyond the lynchings, 1919 became notable for another tactic that white mobs used to strike at the heart of African-American communities: attacking black churches just as they were emerging as the center of black life in America.
Source: Washington Post
8/31/19
“It was not my job to make the rough edges of history smooth, even for the president,” Lonnie Bunch writes.
Source: Washington Post
9/1/19
Photo buffs know the truth behind the classic photo "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper": It was staged.
Source: The North Star
8/24/19
by Stephen G. Hall
Rustin’s work combined a passion for social justice with a firm commitment to LGBTQ and human rights.
Source: Washington Post
8/28/19
Featuring the work of historians Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Leslie M. Harris, Walter Johnson, Daina Ramey Berry, and Andrés Reséndez.
