The history and meaning of Columbus is different than that of Columbus Day. But both read American Indians out of American society.
October, 2015
Ten Significant American Fires
Fire can be a terrifying and ruthless force for historical change.
The Fire that Gave Birth to the Second City
Today Chicagoans commemorate October 8 as the destruction and the rebirth of their city.
Birthright Citizenship: A Contested History
Denouncing the legal and Constitutional concept of birthright citizenship is a stunning reverse in a longstanding debate.
Cornerstone of the Confederacy: Slavery and the Constitution
For Europeans, it was Confederate slaveholders who defined the U.S. Constitution as anti-slavery.
Liberty vs Property: Slavery and the Constitution
The Supreme Court struggled to untangle the status of a “cargo” of Africans captured at sea a decade after the US outlawed the slave trade.