Historians/History

Now that the Bush Funeral Is Over with, We Need to Talk Honestly About the End of the Cold War

by Tarik Cyril Amar

And what we got wrong.

What I’m Reading: An Interview with Jennifer Frost

by Tiffany April Griffin

Her thoughts on women’s history, her advice to history students, and more!

75 Years Ago Ernie Pyle Wrote a Tribute to a Dead World War 2 Soldier

by Gregory Sumner

It’s still worth remembering.

“The First Black Feminist-Abolitionist in America”

by Jeff Biggers

Why you should know the story of Maria Stewart.

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Caribbean Historian Anasa Hicks

by Erik Moshe

“In a political climate where fewer and fewer of our elected officials believe in the relevance of the truth, historians are guardians of what actually happened.”

What Teaching the Classics Taught Me

by Patrick Lacroix

And what they have taught my students.

History Is Likely to Credit George H. W. Bush with These Two Foreign Policy Accomplishments

by Joe Renouard

And they are a really big deal.

The Air We Breathe Is Cleaner Because of George H.W. Bush

by Gavin Benke

This is something today’s GOP should keep in mind.

Counterfactual History: Rest in Peace, Emmett Till.

by Elliott Gorn

An imaginative account of the life 14 year old Emmett Till never got the chance to live.

The Historian Who Went to Work for the CIA to Combat Terrorism

by Yoni Anijar

A profile of Brian Glyn Williams, who today is back in the academy as a professor of history at UMass Dartmouth.

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Historian Crystal A. deGregory

by Erik Moshe

“A good historian must be very curious, sufficiently gracious, and honestly, a little nosey too.”

Why Jefferson Advised Against the Study of Morality

by M. Andrew Holowchak

He didn’t believe you could reason your way to morality.

We’ve Been Celebrating Two Wright Brothers When We Should Be Celebrating Just One

by William Hazelgrove

The brother who figured out how to fly was Wilbur.

The Dangers of Dunking on Dinesh D’Souza

by Adam Laats

The rightwing activist makes the bogus argument that the GOP is the party of racial justice. But facts won’t carry the day.

Challenges Historians Face in Africa Today: An Interview With Joseph K. Adjaye

by Erik Moshe

"The discipline of history in Africa is facing a crisis in that it is attracting fewer and fewer students."

The Murky Origins of the Annual National Turkey Presentation

by Suzy Evans

So when exactly did presidents begin pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey?

The Classic Story of America’s Triumph as a World Power after WW2 Overlooks This One Fact

by Derek Leebaert

The British Empire stood in the way. Not until the late 1950s did the US finally become a superpower.

Meet the Nigerian Historian Who Wants to Recreate Grassroots Communities

by Erik Moshe

When Toyin Falola retires, he wants to mobilize grassroots communities and villages to take charge of their lives in positive ways: by sharing laughter and generosity, independent of one’s wealth, education, or success.

It's Time We Remember the Harlem Hellfighters

by Eric V. Tait, Jr.

Like the Tuskegee Airmen, who fought in WW 2, the Hellfighters deserve to be remembered for their heroism in the face of racist attacks in WW 1.

Woodrow Wilson Is Misremembered. This Has Warped Our Foreign Policy for a Century.

by Roger Peace and Jeremy Kuzmarov

How idealistic was he, really?