Historians/History

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• 9/15/19
  

  The Native Americans Who Assisted the Underground Railroad

  by Roy E. Finkenbine

  Studying the role of Native Americans in assisting freedom seekers in the pre-Civil War Midwest requires the historian to assemble an archive from a range of disparate sources.  

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• 9/15/19
  

  Eastern European Historian Emanuela Grama on Romania’s Heritage

  by Erik Moshe

  “The best historian is a kind of magician; one that can transform a puzzle of disparate dusty documents into a persuasive analysis and an electric narrative.”

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• 9/15/19
  

  The Apolitical Antidote to Unjust Politics

  by Steele Brand

  Throughout history apolitics guided the greatest minds living in the most unjust times. 

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• 9/15/19
  

  How the Kikotan Massacre Prepared the Ground for the Arrival of the First Africans in 1619

  by Gregory D. Smithers

  English (and ultimately, United States) colonialism was (and is) built not only with the labor of stolen bodies from Africa, but the stolen lands of Native Americans.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  June 27, 2019
  

  Are we telling the right story of America?

  Two historians explore the myths and truths that sustain a nation-state. THIS AMERICA: The Case for the Nation By Jill Lepore. Liveright. 150 pp. $16.95; THE HEARTLAND: An American History By Kristin L. Hoganson. Penguin. 399 pp. $30

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• 9/8/19
  

  The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Trollope Ploy Myth

  by Sheldon M. Stern

  What we often get wrong about the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

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• 9/8/19
  

  “The thinking power called an idea”: Thomas Jefferson and the Right to Patents

  by M. Andrew Holowchak

  “Every discovery which multiplies the subsistence of man, must be a matter of joy to every friend to humanity.”

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• 9/8/19
  

  Beyond the Vote, The Suffragists Helped Launch Modern Business Franchising

  by Jane R. Plitt

  We should also acknowledge the role of the suffrage movement in supporting the launch of modern franchising begun by Martha Matilda Harper in 1891.

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• 9/8/19
  

  Sir Ian Kershaw on His Latest Book, Brexit, and the Future of Europe

  by David O’Connor

  "The EU has come a long way and, as Brexit shows, the networks built up over previous decades are extremely complex."

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• 9/5/19
  

  How The Media Covered Woodstock – and How Woodstock Changed The Media

  by Harlan Lebo

  Woodstock was a milestone – not just in coverage of the music scene, but also in broader media exploration of social and economic issues that affect younger audiences. 

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• 9/3/19
  

  Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice

  by Pamela Metzger and Andrew Davies

  The Norman Lefstein legacy: passionate, tireless efforts for indigent defense reform.

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• 9/1/19
  

  Sparta and the Collapse of Greece

  by Jennifer T. Roberts

  Why the Peloponnesian War went on longer than is commonly thought. 

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• 9/1/19
  

  Writing Fiction about Real People

  by Gill Paul

  The best novels about real people make us re-evaluate the subject and perhaps alter our preconceived ideas.

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• 9/1/19
  

  The Value of History Podcasts: An Interview with Historian and Podcaster Mike Duncan

  by Scott Benigno

  "Wherever we’re headed history will always thrive.”

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• 9/1/19
  

  A New History of Islamic Empires Defined Through Illustrious Cities

  by Erik Moshe

  "History constantly refreshes and reinvents itself and that is its abiding power. It has a built-in resistance to obsolescence."

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• 9/1/19
  

  The Carter Presidency Reconsidered

  by Richard Moe

  “We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace and we championed human rights.” 

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• 8/28/19
  

  The Rabbi, the Telegram, and the Holocaust

  by Rafael Medoff

  Seventy-seven years ago today, a telegram bearing a horrifying and unforgettable message reached America’s foremost Jewish leader. It revealed the first comprehensive details about the systematic mass murder that would come to be known as the Holocaust

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• 8/25/19
  

  The Short War Illusion

  by Cathal J. Nolan

  Generals may win battles but they hardly ever win wars, for there really is no such thing as genius in modern war.

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• 8/25/19
  

  Chocolate and the History Behind Historical Fiction

  by Karen Brooks

  The history of chocolate in England and how a 17th century diary and a chance encounter with public history inspired The Chocolate Maker's Wife. 

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• 8/25/19
  

  Devil's Bargain: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 80 Years Later

  by David Carlin

  Eighty years ago, two dictators agreed to divide up Eastern Europe. Their agreement would change the lives of millions.