A long history of government officials equating civil rights activism with subversion.
August, 2015
“Sacred ties existing between parent and child”: Citizenship, Family, and Immigrant Parents
Inclusion and humanitarianism used to be part of the immigration policy of the United States.
“When I Speak of This System”: Southern Heritage and the Grimké Sisters
The question remains: how should Confederate history be remembered?
Dylan Roof and the South African Flag
Looking at the history of twentieth-century South Africa could help Americans deal with a similarly troubling legacy.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: The Yukon Gold Rush (August 16, 1896)
By the summer of 1897, 30,000-40,000 men had rushed to the Yukon to try their fortunes.
Eighty Years of Providing for the Welfare of American Citizens
Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935.
The Strange Career of the Smithsonian Institution
An unprecedented bequest, lengthy public debate, ten years of Congressional bungling and infighting – the origin story of the Smithsonian is a weird and wild one.
Five Media Personalities Who Paved the Way for Jon Stewart
This week Jon Stewart says goodbye to The Daily Show after 16 years.
“We Have Passed the Stage of Amateur Evil:” Scientists respond to the Atomic Bomb, August 6, 1945
On August 6, 1945, Eugene Cotton, a Lieutenant in the US Army Air Corps, wrote to his fiancée from his posting in California.
August 5, 1864: The Battle of Mobile Bay and the Tide of Union Victory
By spring 1864, victory in the Civil War depended on which side could endure longest.