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… boards in 33 states oversaw the sterilization of thousands of people between 1907 and 1977. Nearly all were classified as “feebleminded” and … rates than white women. For example, in North Carolina, African American women accounted for 64.8% of those … Alexandra Fair …

… Bart Elmore takes us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came … used seed money derived from toxic products―including PCBs and Agent Orange―to build an agricultural empire, promising … Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future …

… , three environmental historians, Sam White , John Brooke , and Nicholas Breyfogle , discuss past patterns of climate change—both recent and others from the deep planetary past—and what these historical processes of climate adaptation … time. It's a disastrous series of occurrences in the U.S. south, what is now the U.S., in the North American …

… global war on terror, that now reaches 76 countries and seems far from over. Although American thought on terrorism persistently goes back to 9/11 and 2001, U.S. interest and rhetoric on terrorism dates back well into the Cold War. … American, a guy who went into a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, and shot and killed nine worshippers in the …

… February 24, 2022, international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations … portion of Ukraine’s cultivated agricultural land in the south, as well as blockading ports on the Black Sea, a … of poverty.  Countries in the Middle East and North Africa such as Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia are very …

… how come they’re always hitting refugees, hospitals and children?” “How are we supposed to peacefully resolve … might of the United States be applied in Kosovo and not in Africa? The answer seems to be that the United States has … commitments and economic interests in Europe than in Africa. But such a rationalization made me feel like Henry …

… things to know about his presidency, his assassination, and his legacy. 1. Presidents Killed in Office President … to serve in the White House; and a native of the Upper South who ended slavery. 6. Lincoln as a Politician Orville … level. That meant a hundred years of discrimination against African-Americans and the most blatant violations of …

… the best thing a historian can do is drill down into and fully decipher a particular historical moment. We tend … survival had he chosen to walk away from supporting South Vietnam, making his decisions appear that much more … American troop levels to 175,000 to prevent the collapse of South Vietnam. Some members of Congress and the American …

… elite glacier-goggled “ski troops” rock climbing, skiing, and snowshoeing Colorado’s snow-capped peaks under heavy … fought as joint-combatants with an unlikely set of allies—South American soldiers of the  Força Expedicionária … “We had contact with Americans, British, and South Africans,” one Brazilian veteran wrote after the war, “and …

… Map of the Old City in Jersualem. As it has for thousands of years, Jerusalem remains a place of where many … “The Cardo,” Jerusalem’s ancient main street, runs north-south, typical of ancient Roman cities, and now traverses … remind passersby of the Armenian genocide. Nestled in the southwest quarter of the Old City, the Armenian Quarter has …

… the 20 th century borders have been fought over, drawn and redrawn, and today the “integrity” of those borders in the face of … when examining the American West, certain parts of Africa and other places where borders don’t function as a … Review of Cleansing the Czechoslovak Borderlands: Migration, Environment, and Health in the Former …

… long essay entitled, “ On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians .” It laid out historical claims to the … reading of history beginning with the medieval period and moving through the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991. … from the Baltic in the north to near the Black Sea in the south. It was centered on the Dnipro River and had its …

… as if apologies are becoming a regular part of business and politics. Pope John Paul II apologizes for the Crusades, the Inquisition and the long tradition of Roman Catholic anti-Semitism. … Insurance Company will not be paying reparations to the African-American community. But is it really possible for …