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Mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.

‘Til All the World’s an Ebenezer

… women, who saved the church that nurtured him and composed the movement whose spokesman he became. King was … to offer it. Two years after King's birth, his grandfather died and his father became the pastor of Ebenezer. During … up against the wall." Such women were the backbone of the community that nurtured young King. "The church has always …
Large group of suffragists on steps

One Hundred Years of Women and the Vote

… professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Sarah Paxton, JD; PhD candidate, Department of … Leticia Wiggins  Hello everyone and welcome to our webinar on 100 years of women and the vote. I'm … an Associate Professor of Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University and the author of "Colored …
Depiction of Isaac Newton

A “God Particle” for Isaac Newton’s Birthday

… he stood on the shoulders of giants, so perhaps he’d welcome the gift.   Newton is famous for Principia Mathematica … here . Or, to tailor your explanations to various audiences, try this hilarious guide from The Guardian . Most … affects the other: God suffers nothing from the motion of bodies; bodies find no resistance from the omnipresence of …

The Road to Same-Sex Marriage: Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and the American Family

… of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere—organizations that had come out of gay-father activism of the 1980s—wrote a brief … with children have laid the groundwork for what has now become a central focus on domestic and family rights in the … least been so until very recently. The history is far more complicated, however, and the experiences and struggles of …

Population Bomb? The Debate over Indian Population

… unrest that followed. To explain this food crisis to an audience in St. Louis in May 2008, then-President George W. … top of that came the failure of the rains and the peasants died en masse , so that entire villages were left … the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across …

Cops and Robbers? The Roots of Anti-Doping Policies in Olympic Sport

… Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … about what effects the substances might have on athletes’ bodies. Certainly there were those who disagreed, and at times … amateur sport and the “true sportsmanlike behavior” embodied by amateur athletes , and profit-driven owners …
President Woodrow Wilson with his wife, Edith, in June 1920.

Making it into the White House

Review of Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans, by Seymour Morris Jr. (Lincoln: Potomac Books, 2017)
… it remains unclear how exactly Morris chose his case studies. Merely examining five actual presidents (Washington, … of the presidency itself has changed, making his comparisons something of an apples and oranges exercise.  … detractors” might say. Again, historians who have studied these questions would find most of this facile and …
Film poster for Pather Panchali (1955).

Top Ten Origins: From Bollywood to Indywood

… Multilingualism in India is as common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages … recorded residents speaking over 1600 native tongues. It is common to find people who can fluently function in more than … that his rejuvenation adventure would hurl him into a completely new world and would become the most joyful …
An image showing slaves working on a plantation on the island of Antigua in the early 1800s.

After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade Since 1807

Review of After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade Since 1807, by Marika Sherwood (I.B. Tauris, 2007)
… slave trade. While the anniversary passed without too much comment in the United States, it was commemorated widely in … Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, is also a founding member of the Black & Asian Studies … The Act of 1807 had made it illegal for British subjects to buy or sell slaves, or otherwise be involved in the trade. …
Crowd photo at the 2017 Women's March in Washington DC

The Way We Never Were (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 1)

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … of their husband. So women cannot sue, they could not own buy or sell property, they could not enter into contracts. … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, …
U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007.

Nation-Building Demands Heavy Lifting

… the Bush administration has put the lives of U.S. soldiers at risk and imperiled America’s long-term national … the seven years after World War II, not a single U.S. soldier died in combat either in Germany or in Japan — in sharp contrast to …
Exterior view of the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India,

The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster

… to be sacrificed on the altar of profit - we are flames, committed to conquering darkness, and we will continue the … in their homes nearby.  It is  estimated that 10,000 people died instantly. Survivor organizations estimated 23,000 … abandoned factory have seeped into the soil, water, and bodies of people living around the factory.  Multiple studies, …
President Biden, standing in front of a blue flag with an eagle emblem

First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Insights from History

… Professor, Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Peter Mansoor, Professor and General Raymond E. Mason … Margaret Newell: Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for the “First 100 Days … an associate professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at OSU. She is a 2020-21 ACLS/Mellon Scholars and …
Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.

Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend

Review of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend, by Richard Stoneman (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2008)
… birth narrative takes a markedly different approach. It comes to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), … mystery, gold, and enchantment. Later ancient and medieval romantic depictions of the East would be based on … not to be his, since he is merely a mortal man, doomed to die despite all his worldly power. The book concludes with a …

Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River

… five meters away on the opposite shore, two Jordanian soldiers looked on from the shelter of a reed-covered platform … Francesca de Châtel, 2013. According to the Yardenit website , this is one of the only places along the Jordan … pick up a video recording of their own baptism ceremony and buy empty plastic bottles and jerry cans to fill up with …
portion of a movie poster for the movie Mary Queen of Scots, directed by Josie Rourke

At the Movies: Mary Queen of Scots

… to which men will go to take it away from them, and to the complicated politics of one’s immortal soul. Director Josie … religious houses, and declaring Catholicism illegal. Marie died during this revolt, leaving Mary’s illegitimate … of Mary. Elizabeth seems obsessed with her own vanity as compared to Mary but comes to learn that beauty does not …
Colin Kaepernick and teammates kneeling

The Long View of Sports Protests

… Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … where you find examples of athletes finding a large audience maybe in some ways, whether they're seeking a large … Vinas-Nelson. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
Cartoon in Punch, 1906.

For Iraq, a Lesson from Africa

… and potential wealth of his nation to enrich himself, to buy off potential foes and to run the army as his own … own independence from tyranny. But before 9/11, astute commentators warned about grandiose calls for democracy to … the rule of law governs, and where with democracy will come responsibility for the political classes and the masses …
From left to right, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and Vice President Dick B. Cheney having a working lunch in 2007.

Foreign Policy Doesn’t Need a Mandate

… executive. History suggests that even a president primarily committed to enacting a domestic agenda can achieve … capital in launching the New Deal, Roosevelt, before he died in 1945, wrenched America from its isolationist … we should not overlook his many foreign policy accomplishments. These successes included negotiating the …
Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center display.

America Needs New Words on Sept. 11

… surely will be. But they are inappropriate for this coming Sept. 11, no less than a newspaper printing last … And they have yet to ask all Americans to take part in accomplishing its ends. Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg to honor … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …