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Midterms and Troops: The Bid to Save a Party that Led to the Wounded Knee Massacre
President Harrison ordered soldiers to South Dakota in the midst of a midterm election campaign that looked bad for his Republican party.
Civil Rights Without the Supreme Court
Losing the support of the Supreme Court is disappointing, but it need not be the death knell of progress.
A Vast Political Corporation: The Power of the Post Office in the Bank War
Uncovering President Andrew Jackson’s little-known conflict with the Second Bank of the United States
When the White Sox Blackened Baseball
Were the Chicago White Sox paid off to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds?
American Sacrifice: The Pullers
The Pullers are prominent reminders of the level of sacrifice some families and individuals make to serve their country.
Dave Meggyesy and the History of NFL Player Protests
Remembering Colin Kaepernick’s anthem-protesting predecessor and his same attempt to spur social change
Voting Rights and the 1866 New Orleans Massacre
Struggles regarding the might and meaning of the vote in American society are nothing new
Anthony Burns and the Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act
“We went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
“For Conspicuous Gallantry”: Creating the Medal of Honor
“I’d rather have a Medal of Honor than be President of the United States.” — President Harry S Truman, 1946