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: Time Magazine
10-1-17
Brock Long's comments attracted scorn on Twitter, where many pointed out that the U.S. had managed many complex logistical arrangements decades before.
Source: The Clarion-Ledger
9-30-17
The civil rights movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all.
Source: The Daily Beast
9-30-17
The roots of Catalonia's independence movement go way back, but the last few years—and weeks—have seen a rush toward the door.
Source: NYT
9-29-17
The untitled, previously unknown work was written by the famous author when he was 10 years old.
Source: NYT
The man who said he cut off the right foot of the Don Juan de Oñate statue in Alcalde, N.M., 20 years ago, has revealed himself to a NYT reporter.
Source: NYT
9-25-17
George Moses Horton's “Individual Influence” is interesting not just for his lofty, abstract words about the primacy of divine influence, but for the context in which they were preserved: in a scrapbook of material relating to a prominent scholar who was forced out of the university after publicly opposing slavery.
Source: The Washington Times
9-25-17
Justice Thomas’ apparent omission irked conservative observers, who suspected an ideological bias among Smithsonian officials and called for the influential jurist’s inclusion in the museum.
Source: Time Magazine
9-26-17
TIME asked seven historians about the myths they often find themselves debunking — and where Americans' understanding of their country's history tends to be incomplete.
Source: PSYBLOG
9-27-17 (accessed)
And they reject the label.
Source: CBS News
9-26-17
Who? That’s the point.
Source: Pacific Standard Magazine
9-14-17
It’s the National Park Service!
Source: The Washington Post
9-26-17
A Case Western Reserve historian spotted the error.
Source: Axios
9-26-17
The history of playing the national anthem before sports games has strong ties with honoring the armed forces.
Source: The Daily Caller
9-25-17
Prior to its abolition, slavery was never widespread in British North America, although it was extensive in tropical colonies like Jamaica.
Source: The Washington Post
9-25-17
“Now that we have the information, what can we do?” said Hameed Nelson, 16, who also took part in the research.
Source: NYT
9-25-17
The protests by African-American athletes date back decades, often angering mostly white fans and officials.
Source: National Security Archive
9-25-17
The history incorrectly stated that Senator Howard Baker and journalists Art Buchwald and Tom Wicker, among others, were on the Watch List. They weren't. But they were on another equally-questionable list.
Source: The Washington Post
9-24-17
Jackie Robinson, the hero who integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, spoke out loudly for civil rights and challenged President John F. Kennedy to stop dithering on black equality. Unlike Trump, JFK sought to understand Robinson’s complaints.
Source: NYT
How they had ended up together in a textbook in a country with no public movie theaters was anyone’s guess. Even the Saudi artist who created the image had no idea.
Source: NYT
9-22-17
Here’s what they’re saying.
