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Fault Lines: The Urban-Rural Divide in America

… between rural and urban areas a new phenomenon? Explore the history of rural-urban conflicts with hosts Brenna Miller … Conn , Clay Howard , and Mark Partridge . Discover the long history of conflict, animosity, and rare moments of … Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of …
Cover of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer by Wendell E. Pritchett.

Invisible Man

Review of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer , by Wendell E. Pritchett (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
… of race or ethnicity, has an equal chance for success. History, however, might prove otherwise.  As we come to the … holds a significant if largely forgotten place in the history of the United States.  His biography, which … and engaging.  Readers interested in African American history, civil rights history, urban history, or government …
Seen in 1986 with Ford Island in center. The USS Arizona Memorial is the small white dot on the left side above Ford Island.

Pearl Harbor Myth Poses Dangers

… of conflict. Myth appeals to us because it lifts us out of history. That’s why myth is dangerous: though it may hold kernels of historical truth, it denies the reality of history. It gives us a satisfying eternal sameness: Sept. 11 = Dec. 7. With this false equation, the complex history of United States – Muslim relations may be too …

Time It Was: 1968 Around the World

… Is it Still 1968? Musings on a Frozen History by David Steigerwald Given the number of … have compared it to the most dramatic moments in modern history— 1789 , 1848, 1914 , 1989 . In the United States, … published La Noche de Tlatelolco , a collection of oral history testimonies from students, parents, government …
A makeshift hospital in Iowa during the 1918 flu pandemic

Pandemics: Past, Present, Future

… From Plague to Influenza and HIV, learn about the history of global pandemics in order to better understand … pandemics past, present and future. Coming to you from the History department at The Ohio State University. My name is … distinguished professor of history and the author of five books, one of them Climate Change in the Course of Global …
The so-called "Elgin Marbles," on display in the British Museum

Classics and the Alt-Right Conundrum

… ancient era? And what should scholars in the Classics and History do about it? On this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Viñas-Nelson and Brenna Miller … to discuss the alt-right’s appropriation of classical history: Denise Eileen McCoskey , Donna Zuckerberg , and …
15th century painting of Christine de Pisan, QUeen Isabeau, and 7 other women

Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today

… is a Professor and the King George III Chair in British History at The Ohio State University Department of History. ( Image Source ) … Rights: Setting the Stage for Today" brought to you by the history department, the Clio Society in the College of Arts … came to Ohio State four years ago. She has written three books. Her most recent is entitled Forensic Medicine and …
Flag of United States Semiquincentennial

Happy 250th Birthday America!

… of Americans in one place to that point in the nation’s history. By the time the Centennial closed six months later, … Confederates to come together in a celebration of a shared history. “No North, No South, No East, No West,” one … the Sesqui-Centennial is nothing more or less than a great history lesson.” She went on to describe it as what we might …
Cover of Atatürk: An Intellectual Biography by M. Hanioğlu.

Kemalism: "The Religion of the Turk"

Review of Ataturk: An Intellectual Biography, by M. Sukru Hanioglu (Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2011)
… holds a unique place in twentieth century-European history as a political leader, who is still revered both … Emile Durkheim's moralite civique , by emphasizing science, history, and language (181). Hanioglu cogently places … permission and only nine of twelve volumes of Ataturk's notebooks ranging from 1904 to 1933 have been published so far. …
Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect, by Charles Thorpe Book Cover

Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect

Review of Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect, by Charles Thorpe (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006)
… and military. This study of Oppenheimer weaves together history and biography from the perspective of a sociologist. … with an interest in sociology, identity formation, and history of science and the atomic age in America will find … Intellectual History

Justice Denied: The Killing of Trayvon Martin in Historical Perspective

… laws must change.” Still others drew attention to the long history of racial violence against African Americans, and to the even longer history of perpetrators of such crimes going unpunished. … the verdict was read. “It’s going to be reported in history books and 50 years from now, our children will talk about …
Cover of Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders by Dennis C. Rasmussen

Such a Disappointment

Review of Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders, by Dennis C. Rasmussen (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2021)
… of the 1790s, among the nastiest and vitriolic in our history, got so bad that Washington himself found himself on … Intellectual History
A crowd of Syrian refugees in the Vienna airport

Road to Europe: The 2015 Migration Crisis

… too—all within the much larger context of global migration history. ( Image Source )   … Leticia Wiggins   This is History Talk , the history podcast that explains today's biggest news. I'm your …
A pen, ink and watercolor painting done of Cuba's Havana Bay in 1639.

U.S. and Cuban Relations

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
American Government
… The United States and Cuba have a long history of hostility and distrust stemming from differences … World History since 1500 … US History since 1877 …
person holding sign that says ex-felon voting bans - racist then racist now

Racial Patterns in Felony Disenfranchisement

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
… before moving into a short lecture on the origins and history of these laws in the U.S. after the Civil War and … US History since 1877 … African American History
Putin and Trump meeting

Twitter Cold War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
Hurricane Elena photographed from Space Shuttle Discovery, September 1, 1985

Rough Weather Ahead

Review of Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz (Princeton University Press, 2015)
… examples are: Climate Change and the Course of Global History: A Rough Journey by John Brooke and Global Crisis: … Seventeenth Century by Geoffrey Parker. In Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus … scholarly career, Schwartz has written and edited numerous books on the history of Latin America and Brazil especially …
This postcard depicts a recreation of the Arbella, the ship that carried John Winthrop and his fellow Puritans to present-day Massachusetts.

From Forgotten Phrase to American Myth

Review of As a City on a Hill: The Story of America’s Most Famous Lay Sermon , by Daniel T. Rodgers (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018)
… in a series of short but masterful chapters to trace the history of the phrase—and “A Model of Christian Charity,” … point, “A Model of Christian Charity” began to escape the history books. It wasn’t until after the Second World War that the … Intellectual History
A long line of migrants in India

Migration and Mobility: Yesterday and Today

… decision to set off to make a new home in another country. History allows us a glimpse at the motivations and … and in the future. Ohio State University Department of History panelists Theodora Dragostinova, Associate … Host Nicholas Breyfogle, Associate Professor, Department of History. ( Image Source )   …