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A portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

… Ronald Reagan signed the bill making his birthday a national holiday, the American prophet of nonviolence had … Obama and his family tour the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. shortly before its …
President Biden, standing in front of a blue flag with an eagle emblem

First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Insights from History

… the Iraq War and is a frequent commentator in the media on national security affairs. R. Joseph Parrott is assistant … interested in the intersection f foreign policy, race, transnational activism, and domestic politics. One side of his … in the intersection of foreign policy, race, transnational activism, and domestic politics. One side of his …
President George W. Bush delivers his remarks on the global war on terror during a visit Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, to Atlanta

War and “The Law of Unintended Consequences”

… would undermine rather than strengthen America’s international image. The admirable struggle in 1991 to defend … terrible disasters of Sept. 11. In the long run this international trust can prove more important than military … If the president’s actions unexpectedly destroy the international mood of good will toward America, the United States …

Original Origins

… Keeping the Peace: The U.N., Canada and the Quest for International Security   [PDF] The Many Faces of Islamic … A Profile of Egypt   (revised 2023) [PDF] American Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: The Search For a "New … Deficit and Canada's Public Sector [PDF] American Internationalism in hte Twentieth Century: The Search For a "New …
The Pride Flag being hoisted onto the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.

Hatred Aimed at Gays Hurts All

… hate-inspired murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998 garnered national attention, too many other offenses go largely … of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity … bisexuals and transgender individuals. According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, “Studies and surveys …
Group of women marching with signs: "GWU Women's Liberation," "I'm a second-class citizen," "Women demand equality"

A Slut from East Toledo (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 5)

… Amendment, Black women developed organizations like the National Council of Negro women. The NCNW was formed in 1935 … of the EEOC, quit in protest and Betty Friedan founded the National Organization of Women. NOW applied pressure to the … in all kinds of areas of public life. Sarah Paxton Like the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the …
Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Election 2020: Insights from History

… elections. And so if you think about it, just at the national level, Clinton wins in a three way race and '92. … or modern elections in general, when we think about the national level has been the effort to suppress the vote. And … about a 6 million vote difference in the kind of overall national vote, at least as of today, depending on how the …
The hazards of an enclosed work environment – a typist with cloth mask during the influenza pandemic in 1918.

The Respirator and Cloth Mask

… member of the US Navy wearing an N95 respirator (left) . A National Guardsman sews a cloth face mask.  (right) . The … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, … in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … James Esposito … …
Cover of Health, Healing and Illness in African History by Rebekah Lee.

Africa's Medical History Revealed

Review of Health, Healing and Illness in African History, by Rebekah Lee (London: Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2021)
… communities, traditional healers, healthcare workers, and national and international health organizations understood and managed these … in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, …

The Real Marriage Revolution

… intolerance toward same-sex relationships. In 2002, an international poll found that 42 percent of Americans believed … the past—were based upon the idea that marriage required a union between individuals who played very different … between husbands and wives. Marriage was redefined as a union of two people whose love was based on the fact that …
Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.

How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters

… years ago, on July 15, 1979, President Jimmy Carter went on national television to give a jolting speech. Billed as an … that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will," he asserted. Today, we should listen to his …
Book Cover of The Great War and the Origins of Humanitarianism, 1918–1924 By: Bruno Cabanes

10/13/2014: Hot off the Presses: War and Humanitarianism

… Jebb from Britain - understood that a new type of transnational organization was needed to face problems that respected no national boundaries or rivalries. Bruno Cabanes, a pioneer … website .]  … Connecting History … Europe … Global/Transnational … World War I / WWI … International Organizations … …
An allotment delegation approaches the Nez Perce

The Dawes Act

The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal land ownership and, in doing so, struck a historic blow at Native Americans’ political rights, economic sufficiency, and cultural heritage.
19th century engraving showing Wall Street from the corner of Broad Street.

The First Wall Street Bomb

… of harboring radical ideas. The explosion also solidified national support behind Wall Street, transforming the daily … than in shouting, that the attack had its most profound national effect. Wall Street itself, eager to minimize fears …