Before 1921, most of Tulsa’s 10,000 African American residents lived in the vibrant district with flourishing Black-owned...
History
History connects people and societies across time, revealing how past choices continue to shape the present. Read accounts and interpretations drawn from cultures around the world.
In 1976, the exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art, 1750 to 1950, curated by David Driskell,...
In the 1950s, Harlem mother Mae Mallory fought a school system that she saw as ‘just as...
President Lincoln was a statesman. John Brown was a radical. That’s the traditional view of how each...
Tobacco, and the economic system of mercantilism, factored into the grievances of the colonists leading to the...
Tobacco, along with the “three sisters” (beans, maize, and squash), was among the most significant crops cultivated...
History and identity come together to tell the story of Palmyra. Introduction Born and raised in Palmyra,...
It has been considered symbolic of the “breakdown of reasoned discourse” and the use of violence that...
Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and...
Facts or fiction? Post-truth in the Roman historians. Introduction This essay examines the way in which ancient...
An approach to Greek historiography that establishes a new angle by tackling the relationship between historiography and...
The main agenda for the doctrine was to ensure that viewers were exposed to a diversity of...
The censor’s regulation of public morality is the origin of the modern meaning of the words censor...
A distinctly religious office under the early Roman Republic, it gradually became politicized. Introduction The pontifex maximus...
Membership in the various colleges of priests was usually an honor offered to members of politically powerful...
They followed a similar pattern of studying abroad for a few years and returning home to teach...
The map is organized on a grid—as was the actual city it represents. Introduction In 1581, an...
The word “zemí” in the Taíno language refers to “a spiritual and vital force pertaining to deities...
The Taíno remain central to understanding the history and the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Taíno: Natives...
The early West African societies of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all created empires that gained much of...
When exactly salt became a trade commodity is unknown, but the exchange of salt for cereals dates...
Hot drinks and early bedtimes were key to a comfortable winter. Images of Italy and the Mediterranean generally...
Eastern philosophy is distinguished by its deep meaning and the special attitude to things and phenomena. The...
Two distinct and contradictory images dominate our understanding of Eisenhower, McCarthy, and the communist question. On March...
Benjamin Franklin spoke and wrote in ways that, if taken up now, could begin to erode the...
Milo organized bands of armed slaves, hired thugs, and gladiators in opposition to Clodius. Introduction Titus Annius...
Democracies and Republics, the best of all political structures, have a way of destroying themselves if not...
The event took a gruesome path to becoming a romantic holiday. Introduction On Feb. 14, sweethearts of...
Commercialization has spoiled the day for many. Helen Fisher, a sociologist at Rutgers University, says we have...
The effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday’s evolution and the fiction about love’s...