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What American Divorces Tell Us About American Marriages

What American Divorces Tell Us About American Marriages

Lyz Lenz on the Inseparable Histories of Matrimony and Disunion in the United States

By Lyz Lenz | February 22, 2024

The Complicated—Yet Inspiring!—History of Spiritualism in America

The Complicated—Yet Inspiring!—History of Spiritualism in America

S.E. Porter on the 19th-Century Movement and Its Righteous Yet Flawed Fight For Justice

By S. E. Porter | February 16, 2024

Romance In the White House: What George Washington Wrote To His Wife

Romance In the White House: What George Washington Wrote To His Wife

Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler on Presidential Love Letters Throughout the Centuries

By Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler | February 14, 2024

No Slaves, No Masters: What Democracy Meant to Abraham Lincoln

No Slaves, No Masters: What Democracy Meant to Abraham Lincoln

Allen C. Guelzo on the 16th President’s Civic and Political Philosophy

By Allen C. Guelzo | February 8, 2024

Paradise Lost: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Helped Fuel Violent Conflict in West Africa

Paradise Lost: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Helped Fuel Violent Conflict in West Africa

Hannah Durkin on the Memories of the Survivors of the Slave Ship “Clotilda”

By Hannah Durkin | January 31, 2024

The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead

The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead

Alexander Manshel on the Historical Fiction Boom of Contemporary American Literature

By Alexander Manshel | November 21, 2023

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Chronicle of a Battle Foretold: How One Town Went to War Over Desegregation

Chronicle of a Battle Foretold: How One Town Went to War Over Desegregation

Rachel Louise Martin on the Explosive Fight for Civil Rights in the American South

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The Revolutionary Chinese Suffragette Who Challenged America’s Politics

The Revolutionary Chinese Suffragette Who Challenged America’s Politics

Mattie Kahn Tells the Story of Mabel Ping‑Hua Lee

By Mattie Kahn | June 22, 2023

The Story of American Ice Begins with an Outrageous Marketing Plan

The Story of American Ice Begins with an Outrageous Marketing Plan

Amy Brady and Jeff Vandermeer in Conversation About the History and Future of Ice

By Jeff VanderMeer | June 16, 2023

How World War I Inspired Black Americans to Fight for Dignity at Home

How World War I Inspired Black Americans to Fight for Dignity at Home

Victor Luckerson on the Lead-Up to the Tulsa Race Massacre

By Victor Luckerson | June 1, 2023

Not White But Not (Entirely) Black: On the Complex History of

Not White But Not (Entirely) Black: On the Complex History of "Passing" in America

Herb Harris Explores How His Grandparents' Defied Racial Categorization

By Herb Harris | May 3, 2023

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