History

In New Orleans, a sturdy column once capped by a bronze figure of Confederate General Robert E. Lee reaches into the sky.

“offers a sobering historical analysis of these groups . . .”

“An American Quilt [is] nothing less than a reexamination of American history through the lens of race, class, and gender.”

“If you care anything about journalism as it was practiced before the age of the Internet, it’s a must read.”

“[This] book is a must not only for specialists but for any reader trying to understand how and why U.S.-Russian relations have gone from Bill Clinton’s embrace of Boris Yeltsin to confront

“leaves behind a legacy as one of the Army’s most influential innovators . . .”

Anthropologist/folklorist/journalist Zora Neale Hurston used her polyvalent talent to produce the only recorded Trans-Atlantic slave narrative based on extensive interviews with Kossula, or Cudjo L

Was classical Athens a democracy? If not, do some of its undemocratic ways continue to shape so-called democracies in the 21st century?

It bears repeating that personal accounts and oral histories are important for a variety of reasons.

"Hollywood makes movies about battles, helicopters, and daring escapes in the Vietnam War.

T. J. English’s newest look at the American criminal underworld, The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban Underworld, has a unique genesis.

The American Civil War (1861–1865) falls between the two most hideous Supreme Court decisions related to race relations. In 1857, just before the Civil war started, Dred Scott v.