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History
As the English colonized North America between 1607-1733, slavery became institutionalized and race-based. Introduction Slavery in Colonial...
When people fled the new United States in the 18th century, they were taken in by the...
The fact that nearly half the world’s population is still struggling to escape poverty while global temperatures...
As sugar production spread across the Caribbean, it fueled massive growth in African slavery. Introduction The first...
The Portuguese ultimately took control of worldwide sugar production in the 15th century. Introduction From a humble...
As the English colonized more land, they imported more slaves to work it. Introduction Racialized chattel slavery...
Race and religion have intertwined since the earliest days of the United States. The debate over critical...
Kenesaw Mountain Landis sought to uphold segregation in what he didn’t say and didn’t do. The Baseball...
Republicans in Texas and around the nation are back to openly expressing their racism with no need...
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth’s cooling shift some 50 million years ago....
In the fifteenth century, the Portuguese embarked on an extensive mission to explore new maritime routes. Introduction...
Small changes can dramatically alter the likelihood of extreme local weather. Introduction In recent weeks, catastrophic floods overwhelmed towns...
Much of the ancient art known in the renaissance was not excavated but already part of the...
The agoge was at its height during the Classical Period and was praised as the ideal form...
Using modern technology to understand a network of eighteenth-century thinkers. Introduction In 1734, Voltaire fled Paris to...
Our modern Presidents received educations and participated in school activities in ways as diverse as their backgrounds...
Zeno seems to have only intended to form a rational defense for Parmenides’ claim but wound up...
The same tactics used to cast doubt on the dangers of smoking and climate change are now...
Byzantine science was essentially classical science. Introduction Byzantine science played an important role in the transmission of classical knowledge to...
Jacobi and Einstein collaborated on the crafting of his media image in a series of late-1930s Princeton...
The scientific method developed over centuries from philosophical debate to systematic inquiry. Today’s method — built on...
For seven days, as the two presidential candidates maneuvered and schemed, the fate of the young republic...
Realizing that this country is not what I thought it was is disillusioning. I spent the last...
How masks were actually used in the military in 1918 and how their effectiveness was evaluated in...
A religious scholar explains the history of the High Holy Days and why they might offer consolation...
The Islamic New Year marks the first day of Muharram, a sacred month of prayer and annual...
Interest in Wicca and witchcraft appears to be increasing, but what exactly is it? Introduction Wicca and...
Bubonic plague killed more than 25 million people, or at least one third, of Europe’s population during...
An intriguing look into the medical practices of Europe some 600 years ago. As the world grapples...