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… as fakes should make readers ask why these cliches are so compelling in the first place. Autobiographies, with their … outsiders were offering up their life stories to an audience eager to learn about life on the margins. As early as … not only defies our expectations, but teaches us their futility. Yet, until our expectations change, the …

… to loosen his creativity and imagination. As we have come to know Fitzgerald the person, the chances are good … prohibition became the fulcrum of moral and civil disobedience by those who formerly considered themselves … were the era's cultural form of political civil disobedience; these actions infused prohibition with political …

… the idea of a color-blind America. Media pundits and social commentators nationwide claimed that Obama's election … success. History, however, might prove otherwise.  As we come to the end of the first decade of the twenty-first … meaningful change both in Weaver's lifetime and the future.  It is often one of the problems with writing …

… are ruthlessly terrorizing Nuevo Laredo and other border communities. In the past, though, security-first strategies … fare any better. In Mexico as in Colombia, the obstacles to combating the drug trade go well beyond a simple lack of … trade. If not, they will simply pass this problem along to future generations. Hal Brands is the author of "From Berlin …

… enact this substantial change to Title I. This 35-year-old compensatory education legislation has failed to reach its … that would improve public schools. Rep. Caleb R. Layton’s comments during a debate in 1922 on a proposal to combat … and the editor of the Federal Education Policy History website. He is the author of "Failing Grades: The Federal …

… President Clinton’s commission on race relations is dead on arrival. Most Americans had wished it success. They had hoped that commission members’ resolve and wisdom would move attention … is a professor of African American history at San Diego State University. His most recent book is "Seeing Red: …

… to individual states, and for decades many had found this a comforting justification for their tolerance of an … of voting rights to some African-Americans (specifically soldiers and “the very intelligent”).   We can only speculate … struggle for all Americans’ civil rights, one that many future historians will likely celebrate. Hopefully, they …

… ancient Mesopotamian history. The bearded warrior kings and completely shaven priestly classes established a clear … Ages evolved into the Renaissance , the history of beards becomes far more tangled.  Influential figures like Henry VIII … opens the door for a great deal of further development by future publications. While his foundational assertion that …

… too frequently heard, “if only you were white,” as a compliment to their skills, but also as a reality check that … him “one of the greatest pitchers of all time.”  The compliments were great, but they might as well have said, … four Black men made their way to the pros, including future Hall of Famer Larry Doby, who integrated the American …

… of Qing laws prohibiting the drug. After one Chinese trade commissioner captured and publicly destroyed British opium … Chinese law in pursuit of profit. In fact, the conflict coincided with ventures they deemed far more important to … ship seized by China on suspicion of piracy—reducing its complex causes to only its precipitating event. …

… total solar eclipse . Dating to 1223 BCE in Syria, it was accompanied by the appearance of  Mars in the sky and … eclipses offer perspective through their enormity. They command respect. The response of Cooper’s New York to the … overland from the Pacific, lexicographer Noah Webster’s Compendious Dictionary of the English Language   defined an …

… loud chanting and shouting. Toyota pick-ups raced about, soldiers and police hanging precariously off the sides and … starting. [Y'En A Marre] want change and their patience has come to an end. Prices are too high, the power fails all the … evidence of the mounting despair of his people over the future was presented in the desperate efforts of thousands …

… analogies about Iraq. They had better search further. While comparisons of Iraq with Vietnam may stir Howard Dean’s … and Iraqi police face domestic and foreign terrorists committed not to independence but actually to blocking … would demonstrate American will power. It would save future American lives and ensure that those lost remain …

… Protestants. Evangelical-Catholic relations have come a long way over the last generation, but for all their … affirming what these two branches of Christendom hold in common. And in the best-selling Christian novel, “Left … to embrace John Paul II’s legacy fully anytime in the near future. To do so would force them to rethink their politics, …

… in American sport involved white athletes refusing to compete against or alongside African-Americans. On at least … Smith, AAU president Jeremiah Mahoney, and American Olympic Committee member Gus Kirby, who publicly denounced German … especially on issues such as retirement pensions, per diems, and other workplace considerations. Owners and …

… phone line or to check registration lists on a laptop computer. But very few majority-black districts received the … White and Hispanic districts enjoyed greater access to the computers, so they also had an easier time verifying their … but it might make us less likely to repeat them in the future. Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at …

… Brenna Miller   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … education and policy department and the American Indian Studies coordinator for OSU.   Dr. Christine Ballengee Morris   … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website …

… beautifully produced. Vivid photographs and footage were combined with informative and entertaining commentary by leading scholars. Unfortunately, the final … It creates false expectations concerning current and future leaders. Just as in Wilson's day, major figures …

… and Saint-Denis were among the most organizationally complex and bureaucratically advanced entities operating below the level of the state in medieval Europe. As a consequence they have left historians … guide. Jordan has written widely on various subjects in medieval French history, and is perhaps the greatest living …