This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sep 20, 2019
In preparation for the TrustLive on Celebrating Women's History at PastForward 2019, Priya Chhaya asked Dr. Miles a few questions about her work.
Source: The Orange County Register
Sep 19, 2019
by Susan Gill Vardon
Dr. Gonzaba is excited about finding ways to involve his students in a project he has been working on since 2014 — Wearing Gay History, an award-winning digital mapping project that explores the global history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people through T-shirts.
Source: The Crimson
Sep 19, 2019
Harvard's history department is rebranding to respond to national changes.
Source: University of Florida News
Sep 19, 2019
Dr. Colburn helped bring to light many of the uncovered racial stories of Florida, including in his book Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine, Florida, 1877-1980.
Source: NY Times
Sep 19, 2019
A historian, he was asked by the paper to judge whether a correspondent’s Pulitzer Prize should be revoked because of biased reporting. He said it should be.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Sep 19, 2019
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten.
Source: Washington Monthly
Sep 19, 2019
by Allen C. Guelzo
"Blumenthal never allows the intensity of Lincoln’s story to flag for a moment."
Source: NY Times
Sep 18, 2019
by Lincoln Caplan
“The Second Founding” reflects Foner’s rigorously researched, now mainstream view that Reconstruction was “a massive experiment in interracial democracy."
Source: NPR
Sep 17, 2019
A bestselling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture at a time when few women held prominent roles in journalism.
Source: The Guardian
Sep 16, 2019
by Anne McElvoy
A study of how the US and Germany have dealt with their racist legacies; and a new theory of what drove Hitler.
Source: Perspectives on History
Sep 16, 2019
by Acadia Roher
How the Arkansas People’s History Project utilizes public history and engagement.
Source: Hyperallergic
Sep 16, 2019
Jacob Morris, the Director of The Harlem Historical Society, demands the addition of a plaque to the sculpture that would give a historical context.
Source: New York Times
Sep 13, 2019
His books helped restore the reputations of Grant and Eisenhower and return John Marshall to the forefront of the American story.
Source: New York Times
Sep 13, 2019
Yale alumna Anne Gardiner Perkins digs into challenges and triumphs of Yale University’s first female students.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
Sep 13, 2019
Charles Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, plagiarized parts of his award-winning book on North Korea.
Source: New York Times
Sep 12, 2019
“Russ & Daughters: An Appetizing Story,” from the American Jewish Historical Society, offers a taste of New York’s rich food and cultural history.
Source: The Activist History Review
Sep 12, 2019
by Michael T. Barry Jr.
Ibram X. Kendi's much-anticipated second book, How to Be An Antiracist, hit shelves across the world last month.
Source: The New York Times
Sep 12, 2019
by Ian Morris
Every M.B.A. program includes classes on business ethics. William Dalrymple’s superb account of Britain’s East India Company shows why: “The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire” is a case study in what can go wrong when corporate leaders lack a sense of decency.
Source: Stat News
Sep 12, 2019
Featuring historians Antoine Lentacker and Rachel Taketa.
Source: We're History
Sep 12, 2019
by Michael J. Socolow
Though the pardon still haunts his memory, it’s time we viewed Ford’s act through the prism of distance and experience.
