After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti was forced to pay a...
History
Spain’s huge empire in the Americas was a tempting source of wealth for rival European powers. Introduction...
Family arms and honor were put on the line, ladies were wooed, and even national pride was...
Marches, demonstrations, civic unrest, attacks by law enforcement and the military on protesting civilians – in 1932....
Doomed to failure, this early colonial project lacked adequate planning and logistical support. Introduction The Roanoke Colony...
Heavenly bodies and human fate have long been perceived as intertwined. ‘The stars (…) disclose for men...
Elements of racist ideology have long been present in and justified by white Christianity in the United...
Nationalism (or “100% Americanism”), Protestant Christianity, and white supremacy became inextricably linked. Randall J. Stephens responds to...
The idea of organized satanic witchcraft was invented in Europe by church authorities, who at first were...
Some bestiary descriptions explained a creature’s Christian significance while others focused on physical characteristics. Introduction The bestiary...
Their mission was not only to convert people but especially kings and rulers, thereby making the people...
Women were key to the Democratic Party’s transformation in the 1920s and 1930s away from its socially...
The Republican Party had established itself as the party of reform in the 19th century, not the...
The meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation, for those at the time and for us today. As he...
By the end of the century, Congress had authorized a national archive of maps. Introduction In the...
This was the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America...
Women spies of the American Revolution. Introduction Throughout the Revolutionary War, there are stories of heroism; those...
Two wives of the American Revolution – one a patriot, one a spy. By Victoria Cooney Lucy...
Examining some myths about women during the Revolutionary War and trying to find the truth. We all...
An 18th-century guide taught Americans how to eat simply but sumptuously. By Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald...
Exploring the knot of spiritual dilemmas played out in the poem and its roots in Melville’s trip...
Jewish practitioners participated in the exchange of knowledge between Christian and Muslim writers and practitioners. The Book...
While Antony was consul, it appeared that little could be accomplished. Cicero was concerned about his own...
During the chaotic latter half of the first century BCE, Cicero championed a return to the traditional...
Alexander McKenzie’s plot to corner Alaska’s gold proved to be the last great swindle of the original...
White southerners looked to contemporary European nationalist movements and compared the South to aspiring nations abroad. The...
Visual access to real women’s bodies was strictly policed in the Renaissance, particularly in Italy. The relationship...
Museum and academic scholars are key players in the fight for contextualized and equitable perspectives of black...
Ancient Egyptians valued hygiene and proper medical care. Introduction Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced...
The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BCE and wrote extensively of his observations of their...