Women suffragists picketing in front of the White house. The first picket line – College day in the picket line line, 1917 / Wikimedia Commons Washington suffragists supported the national crusade until the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By Dr. Mildred Andrews / 02.26.2004 Social Historian Introduction ashington women won[…]
Public Domain Kochiyama was one of the most prominent Asian American activists of the 20th century. By Dr. Diane C. Fujino Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies University of California, Santa Barbara Introduction Prominent Japanese American human rights activist in Harlem (1960s-1999) and Oakland (1999-present). Yuri Kochiyama (1921–2014 ) worked with Malcolm X[…]
A 14th century CE manuscript illustration depicting Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1220-1250 CE), and the Sultan of Egypt and Syria al-Kamil (r. 1218-1238 CE) who negotiated the handing over of Jerusalem to Christian rule during the Sixth Crusade (1227-1229 CE). (Vatican Libraries, Rome) / Wikimedia Commons The Sixth Crusade managed to achieve by peaceful means what four bloody previous Crusades had failed to do. By Mark Cartwright[…]
A painting depicting the surrender of the Latin ruler Guy de Lusignan to Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193 CE), after the Battle of Hattin in 1187 CE. The loss and subsequent capture of Jerusalem by Saladin would spark off the Third Crusade (1189-1192 CE) / Photo by Said Tahsine, Wikimedia Commons The Second Crusade ended in complete failure – the Third was[…]
Petra became the center of trade between the Middle East and the Roman Empire. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 11.01.2018 Public Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief The ancient Jordanian city of Petra was literally carved into the rose-colored sandstone in the desert canyons and mountains of what is now the southwestern corner of the Hashemite Kingdom[…]
Petra, Jordan: The rock of Fassade and of “ed-Deir.” Andreas Voegelin, Antikenmuseum Basel. How a mysterious kingdom of former nomads created a luxurious, urban oasis in an inhospitable climate. Interview of Laurent Gorgerat (right) by James Blake Wiener (left) / 05.07.2013 Wiener: Communications Director, Ancient History Encyclopedia Gorgerat: Curator, Antikenmuseum Basel Few places on earth have captivated humanity[…]