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Erasing Indigenous History, Then and Now

… Santorum, April 2021 Former Pennsylvania senator (and CNN commentator) Rick Santorum made those comments at a conservative student organization-hosted … land in the United States. The prevailing opinion was that since Indigenous peoples were not using the land in ways …
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 … of Mary. Elizabeth seems obsessed with her own vanity as compared to Mary but comes to learn that beauty does not … her as political pawns in her marriage game. Elizabeth’s singleness and her childlessness are portrayed as central to …
Anti-Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago 2008

Slavery, Gay Rights, and the Bible

… rights in America.   Few today would think of using the Bible to defend the divine authority of kings or to … and equality. For them, slavery and Christianity were incompatible. These contrasting approaches parallel the … Some of the strongest resistance to gay marriage has come from African American ministers who quote scripture as …
typewriter

Between Black and White

The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations
… The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Between Black and White: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Betw-een Black and -white: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations Despite the … slave holders to exploit sexually their female slaves. Since by law the children of these unions retained the slave …
Hitler with politicians

The Nazis Take Poland and the Start of World War II

… of the German Army moved out of their encampments and into combat. It was the beginning of a war over the future of … were among those who protested most loudly. No surprise since the Russian act of aggression came just before the 75 … extent of the death, destruction and disorganization this combined fire caused in three short hours was incredible. By …
Taylor Swift at the 2014 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

2/12/2015: Top Ten Origins: Oscar Dresses and Women’s Fashion

… popular throughout the First French Empire, 1804-1814, causing the high waistline under the bust to be referred to as … of widespread fashion magazines, which allowed styles to be communicated quickly to the masses. For example, Godey’s … cut to fit the curve of the female body, dresses had become rectangles of fabric reflecting the flattened planes of …
Portrait of Neville Chamberlain, who was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom during the early months of World War II.

Lessons of Munich

… really premeditated collusion with the dictators to fight communism elsewhere. Had they carefully examined the … “the two pillars of European peace and buttresses against communism.” At his first meeting with Hitler, he revealed … continent in central and South-East Europe.” Obsessed with communism, Chamberlain was happy to “appease” Hitler, …

Yearning to Breathe Free: The American Immigration Story

… that has defined the U.S.’s approach to immigration since the late 19th century. Migration is a natural process … they simply never made enough to do so. “Many Chinamen have come; few have returned. Why is this?” representatives of China’s laboring community said in an 1876 address to Congress. “Because …
John Kerry addressing reporters in 2015.

What’s a Convention For, Any More?

… conscience, often went through many ballots before choosing a nominee. They thrashed out other important issues as … of money and momentum. This year, conventions were almost completely removed from the selection of a nominee. For all … have looked for vice-presidential candidates who would complement their campaign’s main themes. In 1992, Al Gore, …
illustration of woman getting cow pox variolation

Top Ten Origins: Vaccination

… have once again set off the great debate over vaccination. Since 2014, more than 22,000 cases of measles have appeared … child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae vaccinae , or “smallpox of the cow,” …
Cover of Zoot Suit The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style by Kathy Peiss.

A Suit, or a Statement?

Review of Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style, by Kathy Peiss (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011)
… political awareness among Mexican-Americans and increasing civil rights activism, she says, Peiss argues that the … songwriters and animators utilized the suit to make commentary on American life during a time of war. Chapter … and Harlem. Understanding how a style which had once communicated a variety of meanings became tied to racial …
US Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., signing the UN Charter on 26 June 1945. President Truman stands by at left (UN Photo/Yould).

The Signing of the United Nations Charter

… could function well without the world’s fastest rising power. Though the organization was truly global, its … Wilson bitterly called “a sullen and selfish isolation,” becoming an observer in the League but never a full member. As … and reformed Isolationist Arthur Vandenberg, the party committed to supporting a postwar cooperative peace …
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' declaration from Flag Day 1919 that forbade membership in the organization to anarchists, Industrial Workers of the World, Bolsheviks, and other organizations perceived as unpatriotic.

Sanitizing American Tradition

Review of Inventing American Tradition: From the Mayflower to Cinco de Mayo, by Jack David Eller (London: Reaktion Books, 2018)
Sailors in formation at the Center for Information Warfare Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, 2019.

Will Women Join the Ranks of Esteemed Veterans?

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … up to the Civil War saw military service as the ultimate outcome of the women’s rights movement — and as the ultimate … assault weapons continue to be hot sellers, as they have since the 1980s. In recent weeks, a Virginia candidate for …
1960s hippies dancing at a festival.

The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love

… of psychedelic exploration . The Summer of Love marked the coming out party for the counter-culture we now associate … playing at the UFO Club in 1966 as part of a film showcasing popular musicians and artists by Peter Whitehead. The … later, as well as the music festivals we see today. In comparison to today’s bloated ticket prices, admission for …
Dreamcatchers shown against the sky

Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students

… Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … and re-storying her indigenous ways of knowing, being and becoming. She is Southern Ute and holds dear the Native … ceded in the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. In 1830, the passing of the Federal Indian Removal Act forced the removal of …
The Industrial Workers of the World poster "Pyramid of Capitalist System" (1911).

Is Greed Good? It Depends on the Times

… financial titans who amassed riches while pushing their companies and the American economy over the cliff. But will … outrage over the abuses of fat-cats is often short-lived. Complaints appear frequently during hard times but are less … Social Darwinism taught that the rich were the “fittest” since they survived fierce competition.   Many of America’s …
A map showing China and the United States

Another Cold War? China This Time?

… U.S. intentions. We have intervened in Chinese affairs since the first half of the 19th century. When the … who were then fighting the founders of today’s communist government, a deployment almost unknown to … many influential Americans, including Douglas MacArthur, commander of the allied forces, to call for war on China …
Under Attlee's direction, the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective security" represented by the League of Nations, Attlee opposed rearmament even as he pushed for firmer measures against Nazi aggression.

A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing

Review of Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain, by John Bew (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017).
… “a sheep in sheep’s clothing” – as meek and unprepossessing in reality as he was in appearance. Yet the results of … – the Labour Party emerged from the 1945 election with a commanding majority in the House of Commons – Attlee achieved what no other Labour leader had …
The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).

Why We Love the Vikings

… Harris’s  The Gospel of Loki,  to video games like  Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,  and  God of War: Ragnarok— the list … ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … means that contemporary accounts of the Viking Age largely come from the people being raided.  There are many later …
Garden District of New Orleans.

Learning to Dance With the French

… French Louisianians like myself no longer have much in common with our cousins in Paris. But in 1803, following the Purchase, the … the governor learned to loosen his collar a little, to compromise, to speak French, and to practice crafty …