Commentary By Destin JenkinsJune 27, 2017 The Racial Wealth Gap and the Problem of Historical Narration From articles in the liberal press to histories of the “Frontiers of Wealth” during “America’s…
Research By Leah GordonMarch 22, 2017 The Coleman Report and Its Critics: The Contested Meanings of Educational Equality in the 1960s and 1970s Sociologist James S. Coleman’s 1966 report Equality of Educational Opportunity exposed the symbiotic relationship between…
Dissertations By OAH BlogJuly 21, 2016 Hearing History through the Sounds of Sesame Street Could you briefly describe your project? I use the sounds of Sesame Street, a children’s…
Public By OAH BlogSeptember 10, 2015 Punk in the Chocolate City: A Review of Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, D.C. (1980–90) Mike Amezcua is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his…