Sunday Highlights at OAH 2017
The 2017 Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting drew to a close on Sunday with…
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Saturday Highlights at OAH 2017
Saturday morning began with a special In Memoriam session for past OAH President (2004–2005) and…
OAH 2017 Awards
[Check out all our coverage of OAH 2017 here] The OAH sponsors and co-sponsors dozens…
Friday Highlights at OAH 2017
The conference day began early with complimentary breakfasts and coffee (not that food has been…
Thursday at OAH 2017
“On behalf of the Local Resources Committee for OAH 2017, welcome!” write co-chairs Mary Niall…
From the archives… America enters World War I
On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I, joining France, Russia,…
Streets and Archives: Slavery and the Spaces of Early New Orleans
In summer 2006, not quite one year after the levees broke, I began my study…
Knowing How vs. Knowing That: Navigating the Past
In response to my essay on originalism and history, I am glad that Georgetown Professor…
Exploring New Orleans History with Digital Tools
When the Organization of American Historians convenes in New Orleans this week, participants will no…
African American Educational Traditions and the Challenge of Desegregation
In the 1940s, Charles Houston and his team of NAACP attorneys took film cameras to…