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… to time, we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring historyinto public conversation.   This month, we are … Connecting History … 11/20/2014: Best in History Online: BackStory …

… In the process he whitewashed America’s early, troubled history with the Islamic world. In his speech at Cairo … violence and intolerance, he rewrote early American-Islamic history to create a mythic past of friendship and tolerance. … mark a return to a more peaceful, tolerant past.   It’s bad history, but if the president can convince the Islamic world …

… This lesson plan studies the history of African-American disenfranchisement in the United … and social implications of disenfranchisement in U.S. history. Students will complete a 3-2-1 Handout focusing on … vote and how disenfranchisement has evolved throughout our history. To end class, students will individually answer: …

… about abortion for millennia. There is a great deal of history behind Roe v. Wade that tends to be ignored in the … abandoning deeply held beliefs. If more people studied the history of the problem, the battles over abortion might be … the very least, it should be possible to use the facts of history to fashion arguments and legislation, instead of …

… now? And how does contemporary activism fit into the longer history of awareness? On this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Viñas-Nelson and Brenna Miller … Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a panel of … have protested them in the past. To discuss this longer history  we've invited three experts to discuss the history …

… While most of the books written about the Salem witch trials concern those who … by Matt Goldish, Samuel M. and Esther Melton Chair in History at The Ohio State University. The moderator is … Director of the Harvey Goldberg Center and Professor of History at Ohio State University.   …

… from his troubles. The idea of such a conspiracy has a long history. Conservatism in the United States has always … such an act. Will they take it? If they do not, Democrats, history shows, will surely use it against them. Dr. Kevin Smant teaches history at Indiana University South Bend and is a writer for …

… Review of When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America , … When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America …

… in wonder as the total solar eclipse. Cultures through history have heralded eclipses as portentous, ominous … The Burned-over District: The Social and Intellectual History of Enthusiastic Religion in Western New York, 1800 – … Cultures through history have heralded eclipses as portentous, ominous events. …

… mind, does the invasion of Ukraine by Russia fit within the history of 20th- and 21st-century warfare? Is it, as some … for Literature, just a few months after the annexation of Crimea :   I will take the liberty of saying that we have … and Fall of the Cult of World War  II ( New York, Basic Books, 1994). …

… in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (The New Cold War History) , by Vladislav Zubok (2007, University of North … in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (The New Cold War History) …

… how we address these questions today? On this episode of History Talk , hosts Brenna Miller and Jessica Viñas-Nelson … Gelpi , Dakota Rudesill , and Matt Ambrose to discuss the history of nuclear armament and control. For more on this … Law Vol. 54, 2018 Matt Ambrose - The Control Agenda: A History of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks , Cornell …

… about it. Rosemarie Ostler writes about the cultural history of American English. Her book, "Slinging Mud: Rude … of American Politics," will be published by Perigee Books in September. … History News Service … Not American Enough? This Political Slur Has a Long History …

… are working harder than ever to debunk the use of classical history by today’s white nationalists, we are swimming … soldiers with those of ancient Greece, The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the … of race was fueling new interpretations of science and art history, it was also becoming increasingly central to the …

… visions of helping the Vietnamese people? “Learn your history,” insisted a serious young man. “Milosevic is not … Preparatory School, Albuquerque, N.M., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service … Kosovo: The Lessons of History? …