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… enslaved Africans generated tremendous wealth for an elite community of slave owners, slave traders, and political … support, known today as reparations. The controversy surrounding reparations—about whether national governments … Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History chronicles the history of the reparations debate by exploring the …

… Within this lesson plan students work with the current Syrian Civil War crisis and look at the intricacies of the roles of government in foreign affairs. This lesson is meant to be paired with the Origins podcast …

… effects in users. Although the Acid Tests took place over less than one year, their influences continue to ripple … stained glass window at Boston University's Marsh Chapel, site of the Harvard Psilocybin Project. Leary and Alpert … to author his famous book “Be Here Now” that spoke to countless spiritually oriented hippies, many of whom came to the …

… off the Origins article, A Postcard from Hiroshima , this lesson was designed to tie in history to several eighth grade Common Core State Standards. First, students will compare and contrast textual evidence provided by primary …

… or gladiatorial games of Ancient Rome? How do these events compare? This lesson will compare and contrast the Roman Gladiatorial Games to …

… of the poppy is evoked every Remembrance Day. Source, Charles Pachter . During the twentieth century, Canadians … Lest We Forget , by contemporary artist Charles Pachter commemorates the centenary of the First World War. Accompanied by an online series of essays , this exhibition …

… put it not long ago, “The era of big government” has ended. Future generations will no doubt credit these developments at least in part to the Reagan … legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater …

… This lesson plan deals with the concept of mass incarceration.  … further investigate this issue. At each station, they will complete a handout with guiding questions in small groups.  … and the “war on drugs”, a TED Talk by Michelle Alexander, a compelling performance by Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys, and …

… of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … nations. With Ukrainian independence, Russia lost many sites enshrined in its historical memory, including the … the economy from a Soviet mold, Ukrainians questioned their future relations with Russia to the east and Europe to the …

… because his assassination represented the loss of the limitless potential we believed we enjoyed as a nation. But then … him, believes that his only responsibility to the team comes on game day. Other anti-heroes, such as Michael … they deserve our pity more than our admiration. To be sure, heroes come from many different backgrounds and are as …

… UN weapons inspectors be given months or even a year to complete further investigations in that country, President … 14 gave the Bush Administration hints of a troublesome future. Critics of the Administration’s policy coordinated … rapidly becoming hostile toward his policies.  Economic pressures are also motivating President Bush to plunge quickly …

… That paper, simply entitled “Declarations Drawn up in Common Agreement,” was signed in a town on the French side … the war took its toll on both sides: French counterinsurgency tactics including torture, large-scale internment, … in the Sahara in 1960); and the framework that would govern future associations between France and an independent …

… rights activism throughout the rural South.  While not discrediting the work of such leaders as King, they have given due credit to lesser known individuals like Ella Baker and local activists … never passive victims.  From the very beginning of black community development in the North, African Americans fought …

… began in 1817 and continue to this day, cholera ravaged communities and strained political and economic orders … how it moved to new spaces, though they remained unsure about what exactly was spreading. This satirical … and provinces came together to establish protocols for future epidemics. These debates over public health, …

… came into Mediterranean ports by ship. But, it is also becoming clear that small pools of plague had been established … poor suffered disproportionately. Strikingly, if a mother survived the plague, her children tended to survive; if she … medieval Europe’s thinly disguised resource wars, as nobles and their men at arms attempted to replace rent with …

… first forged during an earlier era of Sino-American competition. Yet looking at Chinese engagement in Africa … kind of strong man leaders. And while that's not a prerequisite, China works just as well with democracies, as it does … buying in the g7 countries, as they kind of flesh out their future plans. And the person writes, when they worked at the …

… they often darkened the day-time sky.       Martha has become a cautionary tale of the human ability to extinguish … scientists are even weighing whether or not to clone and resurrect the bird.    Here at Origins, we've compiled a few … history of our extinct fine-feathered-friend and what the future has in store.    "A Century of Extinction," by …

… 58-year-long war between Israel and its Arab neighbors that commenced in 1948 when the state of Israel was proclaimed. … of Persia, invaded Greece with an enormous army. Greece survived, winning two crucial battles. The next great climax came in the 330s and 320s B.C. …

… in February 1989—twenty-five years ago—the Soviet Union completed withdrawal of its combat forces across the … on the country and its people. One of those legacies will surely be architectural. Though the Soviet Union departed … buildings in Kabul, a South African urban planner, Jolyon Leslie, recently said, “ looking at these awful buildings . …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … respond to some of the questions being raised. Why do we so commonly talk about the golden age of piracy the way that we … , or on Twitter ( @historyrespawn )! No matter where, be sure to check out History Respawned ! …

… that clearly designated the city as unique from its rural surroundings. In her book, Chiara Frugoni scales these city walls to provide a glimpse into the daily … had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has …

… over 1.4 billion  Catholics  worldwide, consider what troubles the 267th  Bishop of Rome . If  warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the … of the masses” stirred the conscience of the church. Surveying this landscape, Leo XIII deplored the conditions …

… protection for gays?  Perhaps the same impulse — the same combination of religious fervor and fear of social collapse … should be denied legal protection in order to make it less appealing.  Another similarity between anti-alcohol and … similar may happen to anti-gay attitudes in the near future. As homosexuality gradually becomes more accepted, …

… Opening the 108th Congress dramatically this month, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced a bill to bring back the … afford to do so continued their education, while their compatriots with lesser means often found themselves … conscription is generally thought of as a way to ensure a steady supply of manpower. The most famous draft in …