Free State of Jones Capsizes Lost Cause Myths
Reconstruction is perhaps the least understood period in American history, a distinction that has been…
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The Paradox of Gun History
I recently completed a book on the history of the gun industry, culture, and the…
Teaching the Pulse Massacre
The tragic shooting at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, requires that we look…
Obama in Hiroshima: A Mandate for Looking Back
On Friday, May 27, 2016, President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, becoming the first sitting U.S.…
Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton Is Not Throwing Away Its Second Shot
As someone interested enough in American history to read this blog, if you haven’t recently…
Finding Runaway Slaves: Freedom on the Move and the Databasing of Fugitive Slave Advertisements from North American Newspapers
Most historians of chattel slavery looking for detailed information about individual enslaved people have turned…
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…