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In 2014, the debate about the underlying causes of "long, hot summers" remerged with the high-profile police killings of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and others.

Long Hot Summers and Separate Societies

Review of Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism, by Steven M. Gillon (New York: Basic Books, 2018)
… novelty of Separate and Unequal lies in the numerous oral history interviews Gillon conducted with surviving … histories that he cites. Second, his institutional oral history ignores developments outside of the doors of the … American Liberalism , by Steven M. Gillon (New York: Basic Books, 2018) … Eric Michael Rhodes … Reviews … United States …

The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing

… arsenal of precision-guided munitions than with the history of aviation terrorism. From such a perspective, the … inexpensive and intelligent in the truest sense. Throughout history, human beings have been used by other humans as … is or should be.” Suicide bombing therefore draws on a long history of the human use of human beings as the data …
penguin standing on sand at a beach with a plant and ocean behind it

Early Encounters with Penguins

… Senior Lecturer in the Ohio State University Department of History.  Moderated by Nicholas Breyfogle, Professor of History and Director of the Harvey Goldberg Center for … history and global water history. She's published books, including Negotiating the Landscape Environment and …
Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.

Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day

… their Constitution. They can’t seem to get their fill of books about the Founding Fathers either. Yet there’s … professor, is author of "The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism" (2010). … Joyce Appleby … History News Service … United States … U.S. Laws and …

The Second Amendment Goes to Court

… of the 2008 presidential election. For better or worse, history—the history of the 2nd amendment and the history of how Americans have interpreted it—is also likely …
Tulsa aftermath. Jun 1, 1921.

In Oklahoma, Another Debate About Reparations

… is investigating the riot, seeking to "excavate a history that had been consigned to oblivion for the past 75 … of law at the University of Alabama and a writer for the History News Service. His book on the Tulsa race riot of … will be published later this year. … Alfred L. Brophy … History News Service … U.S. Laws and Legislation … United …
Cover of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals by David SchefferDavid S

Bringing Evil to Justice

Review of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, by David Scheffer (NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012)
… (1997-2001). His work All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals is his account of this … unconscionable acts under the guise of legality. The history of All the Missing Souls , however, is one that … his message. … Review of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals , by David Scheffer (NJ: …
The Alcoholics Anonymous logo at a church. (Image by Rachel K)

A Brief History of Alcoholics Anonymous

… CD012880.  S. Aruther. (2014).  A Narrative Timeline of AA History: Public Version .  … https://archive.org/details/2014-narrative-timeline-of-aa-history   Speaking of Jung . (2015, November 13). The Bill … Disease, and Medicine … United States … Religion … A Brief History of Alcoholics Anonymous …
voting button by Steve Rainwater, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Race and Voting, Past and Present

… role of race, and thereby blinds us to the real lessons of history. Like Vice President Al Gore, Tilden initially … to repeat them in the future. Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at New York University. He is the author of "Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory" (Yale University Press). … Jonathan …

Public Debt, Private Wealth: A History of Central Banks

… economy—it would serve us well to know something of their history. When, where, and why were central banks created? … misleading to read too much into the dates, but students of history cannot help but notice the timing and context here: … States … United Kingdom … Public Debt, Private Wealth: A History of Central Banks …
Cover of Caesar A Life in Western Culture by Maria Wyke.

A Man for All Seasons

Review of Caesar: A Life in Western Culture, by Maria Wyke (Chicago 2008)
…  In that sense Wyke's book is more of an intellectual history of the people who have thought about Caesar than a … interested either in Caesar himself, or in intellectual history generally.  Wyke is at her best when she discusses … … Ancient … Ancient Greece and Rome … Intellectual History … A Man for All Seasons …
The Great Mosque of Djenne. This image illustrates the influence of Islam in the region and the building style of the region. Its origins are unknown but it shows the power of the emperors who built this structure that still stands today.

A New View of West African Empires

Review of African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa, by Michael A. Gomez (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018)
… African history before the colonial era has been relegated to the … of most studies of this period. In African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa , … are split into four parts. Part 1 focusses on the early history of West Africa and the Sahel region. Gomez considers …
European Union flag fluttering in the wind.

Europe Already Has a Working Constitution

… difference in European affairs, not to mention European history. To call the defeated document a constitution was … their bluff. Jeffrey Vanke is an associate professor of history at Kaplan University, which provides online education, and a writer for the History News Service. … Jeffrey Vanke … History News Service …
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania State Archives.

The Forgotten First Step Toward Freedom

… first path-breaking acts to extend freedom to all. School books rarely mentioned Northern abolition, preferring to … professor, is author of "The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism" (2010). … Joyce Appleby … History News Service … United States … Slavery … U.S. …
Portrait of Thomas Paine from 1793.

Common Sense: Salute Paine, Not Jefferson, on the Fourth

… in the first year after publication. It found its way into bookstores, private libraries and taverns in both Europe and … could not relate. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … United States … North America … …

The International History of the U.S. Suffrage Movement

… The history of the US woman suffrage movement is usually told as … military dictatorship (1973-1990). The transnational history of the women’s suffrage movement shows us that … appeared in a slightly different form as “The International History of the US Suffrage Movement” in the series, 19th …
Diocletian's Camp in Palmyra

Understanding the Middle East

… Middle East…Doesn’t It?” —  Jane Hathaway  of Ohio State's History Department offered a challenge to pundits and … the Question of Immigration … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … Perspective from Ohio State and Miami University in Oxford History Departments. I'm your host, Patrick Potyondy. …