The Troubled History of American Education after the Brown Decision
[From the February issue of The American Historian] On May 17, 1954, when the Supreme Court…
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Remembering Sara Rosas Garcia
In 1939 Sara Rosas Garcia sued the state of California because her 19-year-old daughter Andrea…
Those Revolting Bureaucrats
Seemingly out of nowhere, it began as soon as President Trump was inaugurated. We’ve been…
How to Train an Obstetrician: Lessons from the Chicago Maternity Center
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands concerned about reproductive healthcare in the Trump…
Women Unite! Lessons from 1977 for 2017
Forty years ago, in a very different political climate, when the Republican and Democratic Parties…
History Professors on Screen
Is it time for Indiana Jones to move over? NBC this fall aired a new…
When Antifascism Comes to America
Just as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks provoked intellectuals to revisit the question of…
Taking Stock: Holidays, Students, Julia Child, and Food
This is a time of year in which there is a lot of food. Everywhere.…
The Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service History
Historians who have worked with the National Park Service on history projects: Alert! Please consider…
New Museum Interprets American Revolution for New Audiences
When young students approach a bust of the Marquis de Lafayette in the new permanent…