Jesse Lemisch

Jesse Lemisch, Radical Historian, has Died (1936-2018)

Lemisch helped to pioneer history from below, which erupted in late 1960s and early 1970s as various social movements demanded power.

Jesse Lemisch says he is not and never has been a believer in a usable past

by Jesse Lemisch

The radical historian says the pursuit of a “usable past” is perhaps a good thing, but also a limiting goal.

Jesse Lemisch’s up-from-below history is still strikingly original

Passionate, strident, scholarly and forensic, the Lemisch paper detailed the ways leading American historians variously claimed political neutrality even as they were deeply engaged as conservatives or as liberals in the politics of post-war USA, with their historical writings part of and reflecting this engagement.

Rebutting David Greenberg's Broadside on Howard Zinn

by Jesse Lemisch, Staughton Lynd, and Robert Cohen

Read David Greenberg's response here.