Why the Portuguese Restoration of 1640 Matters to the History of American Slavery
Where did American slavery come from? Sweeping questions like that rarely yield clear answers, least…
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In America, Trees Symbolize Both Freedom and Unfreedom
Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition…
Building “Christian Fellowship”: Asian American Student Activism on the West Coast
In his latest book, The End of White Christian America, Robert Jones notes that white…
Not Forgotten: Recovering Florida’s Silenced History of Enslavement from Prison
Since 2018, Antonio Rosa, Pete, and other men incarcerated at Tomoka Correctional Institution (TCI) in…
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…
Evangelicals and Immigration: A Conflicted History
Last June, a national outcry followed the Trump administration’s policy to separate children from their…
“I Love America”: Fundamentalist Responses to World War II
After the Scopes Trial in 1925, fundamentalism seemed to be in decline. Many Americans in…
A Colorblind Campus? White Evangelical Colleges and Black Students in the Era of Civil Rights
Founders Week, 1970, Moody Bible Institute. It was the most important week of the year…
An Index of African American History in the JAH
In honor of Black History Month, we at the Journal of American History are pleased to…
The JAH African American History Index A Word Cloud
In honor of Black History Month, we at the Journal of American History have created…