Archibald Motley painted African Americans having a good time. Archibald Motley (1891–1981) was born in New Orleans...
Month: May 2020
There is something of Walter Isaacson in the people he writes about. If the great values of...
The Civil War divided Americans into two kinds of people. David W. Blight tells an amazing story...
The evolution of a reformer. Sometimes a book can change a life. In December 1859, a copy of...
Exploring the history of Christian nationalists, their motives, and their modern resurgence. Edited by Dr. Mark T....
Doomsday, 1433. In York, after dark. A red curtain. Painted stars. Actors in hoses, wigs, and two-faced...
Gilgamesh was a brutal tyrant who foolishly tried to defeat death. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been read in...
Many people like to travel because it expands horizons, opens up new places, cultures, and develops people...
The United States Constitution has two important features that are vital in the consideration of its First...
Most political information still originates in the mainstream media, which are being transformed by new forms of...
Aversion to Clinton, rather than the appeal of Trump, might be a more complete explanation for Trump’s...
From marriage and sexuality to education and rights, looking at attitudes towards gender in 19th-century Britain. Introduction...
During the nineteenth century, the dress of men differed markedly from that of the previous century. Introduction...
Liberals and conservatives exhibit different cognitive styles. By Dr. Darren Schreiber, et.al.Senior LecturerUniversity of Exeter Originally published...
The affair is sometimes referred to as the Great Schism, but this term is typically reserved for...
The division between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy, fueled by the imperial Great Interregnum, persisted until...
All businesses need energy to function, and there’s nothing you can do to escape this. What you...
The German city-state was run by merchant families who put trade and economy above residents’ welfare. As...
The wide dissemination of the disease was brought about by the poor sanitary conditions of the city....
Empires in the Indian subcontinent shared intertwined histories with principalities to the west such as the Greeks...
Gardens were an important feature of ancient life and most houses had gardens filled with practical plantings....
Agricultural activities in rural Lebanon date back to Phoenician times. Introduction Traditional Lebanese handicrafts are considered to...
Phoenician art was influenced by that of its neighbors – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Aegean islands....
How different things may have been if Jefferson, Washington, and Madison had freed their slaves. When 75...
The statues of Benjamin Franklin perfectly exemplify the interrelation between history and memory. By Mert DenizPhD StudentAmerican...
The effects would be felt well beyond the campus. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer and fewer...
Sanctuary cities and sanctuary policies in the U.S. are a manifestation of the conflicts resulting from processes...
The Portuguese colonization of Brazil was initially quite different from the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Introduction...
A seminal manuscript tells the Indigenous side of a historic battle. Competing Histories This May marks 500...
Historical aspects in the transformation of the windmill’s architectural forms, structures, and elements. Introduction The modern wind-power...