Beyond Harriet African American Women's Work in the Underground Railroad
This November, Focus Features will release the anticipated movie Harriet in theaters worldwide. In promoting…
This November, Focus Features will release the anticipated movie Harriet in theaters worldwide. In promoting…
In 1976, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan welcomed the news that after a ten-year moratorium, executions…
The September 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…
Alaska has been a state for just sixty years. The political events by which the…
In late July, Attorney General William Barr directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to resume…
The June 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…
Freedom celebrations are essential to understanding the history, culture, and politics of African Americans. Emancipations…
The Journal of American History has compiled the following index for readers who would like to learn more about…
Where did American slavery come from? Sweeping questions like that rarely yield clear answers, least…
Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition…