Yesterday’s horrific murder of nine people worshipping at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church replayed a central theme in American history. It is the question, fought for centuries with both words and weapons: to whom does this country belong?
Behind the News
Harriet Tubman on the Twenty: Changing America’s Story
Last month, voters in an online poll conducted by the organization Women On 20s selected Harriet Tubman as their choice to be the first woman represented on the paper currency of the United States.
Lindsey Graham’s History Problem: John Calhoun, Strom Thurmond, and the Legacy of South Carolina Presidential Hopefuls
South Carolina Senators don’t have a good track record with White House runs.
The “Murder” of Calvin Crozier
From defending against Colored Troops offensive language to an attempted assault to attempted rape, the cause celebre of Calvin Crozier as martyr evolved to suit the times.
Reconstruction and the House Museum
The National Park Service has recently commissioned a study of possible sites for the commemoration of Reconstruction.
Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day
Mothers’ Day did not start as a way to encourage people to be nice to their mothers, but as an impassioned effort by women to end war forever.
Rioting: An American Tradition
Looking at the rioters in Baltimore, or any other place, in isolation misses the point.
The Story of Fashion Icon and Entrepreneur Lilly Pulitzer
Long lines greeted shoppers who headed to Target stores on Sunday looking for Lilly Pulitzer-designed clothes and homeware.
“Religious Freedom” Laws and a Longstanding Battle within American Christianity
In the wake of Indiana’s passage of its controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, much of the national debate has focused on the conflicts between American Christianity and other national ideals, but it is important to contextualize the law as part of a longstanding conflict within American Christianity
Tex Rickard and the Making of Modern Sports
One of the most important, if perhaps least known, figures in modern American sports history is George “Tex” Rickard. In some ways, his story is almost too extraordinary to be true.