As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound...
History
Prohibited from attending the white GIs, the women felt betrayed by the country they fought to serve....
Cane sugar was the source of oppression and bitter opposition before cotton became the symbol of American...
Exploring the first boycott against sugar made with slave labor in the West Indies. Introduction While many...
Two alternative conceptions of government – a republic and an oligarchy. By Friedrich Schiller18th-Century Philosopher and Historian...
Although a social hierarchy placed some in privileged positions, the code proscribed punishments applicable to all classes....
Persistent high unemployment during the 1931-41 period had profound consequences. Sometimes older patterns return so quickly as...
How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado, handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today....
American fiction of the 19th century often featured a ghoulish figure, the cruel doctor, with unfeeling fascination...
The myth is likely related to a medical condition with symptoms that may explain many elements of...
Hippocrates used the “four humours” theory to explain the origins of these infections but understood the environment’s...
Given his positive reference to Genesis, Longinus has been assumed to be either a Hellenized Jew or...
Gorgias was a native of Leontini, a Greek colony in Sicily, which is often called the home...
The many divisions among Christians led to a series of wars and persecutions. Introduction As Protestantism spread,...
The meaning and significance of devotion to the Holy Name remained open, malleable, and unstable. Introduction The...
Examining objects and material culture in ritual performances intended to heal, protect and transform the living and...
During the Late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, the concept and scope of the Inquisition significantly...
Some form of the belief system which would become Hinduism most likely existed in the Indus Valley...
The Arthashastra (or Arthaśāstra) is one of the oldest surviving treatises on statecraft. Introduction There is considerable...
Arjuna takes center stage in the role of the seeker-student to the god Krishna’s role of teacher-guide....
The Gita is a dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and the god Krishna who is serving as...
The term “robber baron” described powerful 19th-century industrialists who used questionable practices to amass their wealth. Introduction...
Medieval robber barons most often imposed high or unauthorized tolls on rivers or roads passing through their...
Throughout the history of the book, scribes and artists have incorporated nature into their creations. Flowers are...
Studies of painting materials from the ancient world have revealed a very sophisticated use of natural dyes...
The stories of four groups of Indigenous artists using technology and art to tell their communities’ stories....
Freedom on the Move is a database collecting these ads, which help form a more complete picture...
The images serve as a testament to how clinical photography practice has changed as a result of...
Alchemy was an art, a scientific and technological project that foreshadowed modern chemistry. Alchemy, with its cryptic...
While the Vesuvian eruption was devastating, and many lives were lost, it preserved a moment in Roman...