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Russell Crowe as a gladiator, a football player from early football and a present day football player

Gladiators and Football

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
Ancient History
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
Senator Barack Obama

Memorandum to Sen. Obama: How to Run

… from the past, Senator, as you go forth trying to make history. Randal Maurice Jelks is an associate professor of history at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich., and a writer for the History News Service. He is writing a book on one of Martin … History News Service …
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) …
President Reagan recites the Pledge of Allegiance with students from a Detroit Catholic school in 1984.

Affirming “Under God” Ruling Is a Higher Form of Patriotism

… above politics, their own precedents — and the weight of history – should nonetheless force them to see that the … purpose was to promote religion. The act's legislative history stated that lawmakers wanted to "acknowledge the … of our nation and our people to the Almighty." As this history of religious intent indicates, "under God" was …
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 … to Early Encounters with Penguins brought to you by the History Department and the College of Arts and Sciences at …
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 … History News Service … Black Lives in American History
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)
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 … 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). …
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. …
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). … History News Service … Legal history
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 … History News Service …

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 …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in 1964.

Martin Luther King’s True Legacy: Revolutionary Ideals

… freedoms. Randal Maurice Jelks is an associate professor of history at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich., and a writer for the History News Service. He is writing a book on one of Martin … History News Service … Black Lives in American History