American History

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  10/17/19
  

  USA Today Publishes New Articles As Part Of Series, "1619: Searching for Answers"

  The articles explore the different ways the legacy of slavery has shaped America. 

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• 10/13/19
  

  Rethinking Polygamy: An Interview with Sarah M.S. Pearsall

  by Kyla Sommers

  "Polygamy controversies place us amid major events in early America because such clashes were about the organization and governance not just of house- holds but of societies, nations, and empires.”

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/20/19
  

  When Anti-Immigration Meant Keeping Out Black Pioneers

  by Anna-Lisa Cox

  A historical discussion of the the laws created to keep free African Americans out of the Midwest. 

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• SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal
  9/16/19
  

  What Ever Happened to We the People?

  by Adam Carrington

  "There's more to the the US Constiution than its amendments. Give the preamble some respect." 

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  8/7/2019
  

  Toni Morrison and the ‘Human Project’

  by Robert Greene II

  Through her novels and essays, Morrison helped inspire a generation of writers to reckon with American history.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/6/2019
  

  Ibram X. Kendi Has a Cure for America’s ‘Metastatic Racism’

  In 2016, he was a surprise National Book Award winner for a sweeping history of ever-mutating American racism. Now, he’s back with a new book that outlines how to fight it.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  8/1/19
  

  Trump’s Venom Against the Media, Immigrants, “Traitors,” and More Is Nothing New

  by Adam Hochschild

  The parallels between 1919 and 2019. 

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• SOURCE: History
  7/12/2019
  

  The U.S. Deported a Million of Its Own Citizens to Mexico During the Great Depression

  Up to 1.8 million people of Mexican descent—most of them American-born—were rounded up in informal raids and deported in an effort to reserve jobs for white people.

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  7/14/2019
  

  The Hidden History of Liberty Island

  Before the statue and long before the brand-new museum, there were pirates, real-estate ventures and public executions

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• 7/3/19
  

  America, One and Inseparable

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  A reflection this 4th of July on the challenges the United States face and how history can guide us. 

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• SOURCE: Hyperallergic
  7/3/19
  

  The False Narratives of the Fall of Rome Mapped Onto America

  by Sarah E. Bond

  It is disturbing to see how gravely inaccurate 19th-century depictions of the destruction of Rome are used to illustrate news stories today, particularly those that draw parallels between Rome and the United States.

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• SOURCE: Time
  6/30/2019
  

  15 Unsung Moments From American History That Historians Say You Should Know About

  While the nearly 250 years since 1776 have been chock full of major milestones, not every moment that shaped the country gets the credit it deserves.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  6/17/2019
  

  Alan Brinkley, Leading Historian of 20th-Century America, Dies at 70

  Mr. Brinkley’s work spanned the full spectrum of the last century’s seminal events and influential characters, including the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.

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• 6/9/19
  

  What the Feud and Reconciliation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Teaches Us About Civility

  by Mike Purdy

  The history of presidential insults cause us to reflect how we should treat one another – not only in the public square, but around the family dinner table, in our marriages, and in the workplace. 

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• 6/4/19
  

  Why 2019 Marks the Beginning of the Next Cycle of American History

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  America has had four major crisis turning points, each 74 years apart, from the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to today.

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• 5/26/19
  

  A Day to Remember: Memorial Day 2019

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  For some among us, Patriotism sometimes seems just “old hat.”  Not for everybody.  

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/29/19
  

  She was captured and enslaved 400 years ago. Now Angela symbolizes a brutal history.

  Angela’s arrival in Jamestown in 1619 marked the beginning of a subjugation that left millions in chains.

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• SOURCE: Time
  4/18/19
  

  What Was the Biggest Political Scandal in American History? 7 Historians Make Their Picks

  Featuring Heather Cox Richardson, Joanne B. Freeman, Manisha Sinha, Douglas Brinkley, Robert Dallek, Barbara A. Perry, and Julian E. Zelizer.

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• SOURCE: Time
  4/19/19
  

  How the Black Colleges Beyoncé Honors in Homecoming Have Played a Vital Role in American History

  The feeling of unity expressed by Beyoncé’s loving tribute goes even deeper than viewers may know: throughout that history, HBCUs have contributed to every sphere of American life.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  4/23/19
  

  Kristin L. Hoganson Dismantles the Myth of ‘The Heartland’

  “The heartland myth insists that there is a stone-solid core at the center of the nation."