At NARA: A Different Approach To Civic Education
A resolution introduced in the House of Representatives in 1938 showed how difficult it was…
Author David S. Ferriero
Reddit Q&A on Roots and American Slavery
This week’s reboot of the miniseries Roots on History may leave you with more questions than answers.…
“The Ones I’m Missing”: Roots, Episode 4
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“I Decided to Live”: Roots, Episode 3
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“Never Let Them Put the Chains on Your Mind”: Roots, Episode 2
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
“The Shame Is Not Ours”: Roots, Episode 1
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Blue and Gold Professor of Black Studies and History at…
This Week on Process: Roots
As you may know, the History channel, A&E network, has produced a new miniseries based on…
Sands of War: Patton’s Desert Training Center on Film
Once it became clear that Americans would be fighting in the deserts of North Africa…
Podcast: History and Presence
In the May 2016 installment of the Journal of American History podcast, Ed Linenthal, executive editor of…
Money Makes History: Harriet Tubman and the Face Value of U.S. Currency
“Who is Harriet Tubman?” This was the most popular Google search on April 20, 2016,…