Historians/History

It's Time Historians Get Past the Stereotype of Romani Peoples and Write Them into History

by Becky Taylor

Whether vilified as in Europe or unseen as in America, Romani peoples are rarely seen as having a place in a country, either geographically or socially.

Black Women Entertainers in a Revolutionary Time: An Interview with Historian Ruth Feldstein

by Robin Lindley

Dr. Feldstein details the work and struggle of each of these women who achieved fame in male-dominated cultural industries while resisting racist and sexist stereotypes.

Woodrow Wilson’s Four Mistakes in the Early Years of World War I

by Richard Striner

"Woodrow Wilson was pre-positioning the American people for a colossal and catastrophic let-down."

The Surprising Evidence that Woodrow Wilson Was Suffering from a Brain Malfunction Before the Stroke that Crippled Him

by Richard Striner

Almost everyone who knows anything about Woodrow Wilson agrees he was a tragic figure, but was it his own fault or not?

Woodrow Wilson's Blunders as a Wartime President

by Richard Striner

All through America’s active involvement in World War I — from the war declaration in April 1917 to the armistice in November 1918 — Woodrow Wilson’s presidential leadership was often egregious.

Lincoln's Renomination 150 Years Ago Broke a Trend

by Stan M. Haynes

There was no guarantee that the Republicans would re-nominate the nation’s wartime leader, Abraham Lincoln, for a second term. It was an era of one-term presidents.

You Know Jackie Robinson, but Shouldn't We Remember Moses Fleetwood Walker, too?

by Michael H. Ebner

Moses Fleetwood Walker should not be regarded as a trivial footnote.

What is There About D-Day that We Don’t Know?

by Craig L. Symonds

For most Americans, the story of D-Day, the largest and most consequential amphibious landing in history, begins and ends with the assault on Omaha Beach. But there's more.

Humanity’s Ecological History in the Grocery Aisle

by Ruth DeFries

In just two hundred thousand years, a blink compared to the 4.5 billion year history of our planet, we have become the only species whose members live mostly in cities and subsist from food produced by a minority.

Remembering My Parents on Memorial Day – The Forgotten Few

by Jonathan Husband

"Had there been no World War II I would not be here to tell my story..."

25 Years Later: What Have We Learned About China Since the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

by Dr. Joe Renouard

How human rights and democracy have become elements of conflict in Sino-American relations.

Why Independent-Minded Intellectuals Who Demand Moral Integrity Are so Rare

by Lawrence Davidson

Most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it.

The Big Event that Made the GOP Obsessed with Tax Cuts

by Mike O’Connor

The conservative passion for lowering taxes is so ubiquitous today that one might be surprised to learn that it is a relatively recent innovation.

Adam Hochschild Reveals His Secret to Good Writing

by James Green

Melville's got it right: “To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.”

What I'm Reading Now: James McPherson (Interview)

by Tiffany April Griffin

Why he became a historian, his favorite books, what he's reading now. 

Truth in a Lie: Forty Years After the 18½ Minute Gap

by James D. Robenalt

An axiom among lawyers is that people who are lying radiate strong clues, if one is trained to spot them.

Why Is the History Profession So Resistant to Change?

by Robert Townsend

Despite two decades of prophecies about an imminent revolution in the adoption of new media, and recurring job crises for humanities PhDs that call into question the behavior of the discipline, there is relatively little change to show for it.

Five Things Historians and Teachers Need to Do to Make History Fun

by Tim Grove

As a public historian who has worked for over twenty years in some of America’s most popular history museums, here are my suggestions for what we need to do to make history fun.

Why It's Time to Stop Blaming William Westmoreland for Our Failure in Vietnam

by Gregory A. Daddis

“History does not repeat itself,” Mark Twain once quipped, “but it does rhyme.”

The Cartoon that Made People Scared to Go to War in 1914

by Charles F. Howlett

It remains one of the most famous antiwar cartoons of all time.