The perpetually contemporary Williams, as Ellington famously described her, mastered the language of swing. By Natalie Weiner...
History
The South was allowed to go back to their old ways of bigotry. The American Story is...
Andrew Johnson lacked Lincoln’s political skills and instead exhibited a stubbornness and confrontational approach. Introduction President Johnson...
Fictional accounts of white Southerners make it seem it was fun to be a slave on a...
The spread of Christianity in the Early Middle Ages (from the fifth to tenth centuries) marked the...
Slavery, for many civilizations throughout human history, has been an inescapable fact. By Harrison Kavanagh Like all...
Fundamentalist evangelicals in the 1920s to 1960s increasingly withdrew into their own subculture. Introduction Fundamentalist Christianity represents...
They wanted to bring about the reform of Protestantism throughout the English Empire. “A City upon a...
The clergy of ancient Egypt did not preach, interpret scripture, proselytize, or conduct weekly services. Introduction The...
She is best known for her works, Inninsagurra, Ninmesarra, and Inninmehusa, all three hymns to the goddess...
Freedom of speech often suffers during times of war. Introduction Patriotism at times devolves into jingoism and...
“Congress shall make no law . . . ” The words are plain, blunt and unequivocal —...
The cat lost its regal position through the efforts of the medieval Church which encouraged the association...
Dogs played a major role in religious rituals as recorded by Zoroastrian texts. Introduction Dogs have been...
Introduction The mythology of any civilization reflects its core values, greatest fears, and highest hopes and so...
They had more rights than women in contemporary cultures to the east and west of Mongolia, some...
The descendants of Genghis each ruled a part of the empire – the four khanates. Introduction The...
At Hydaspes Alexander met a formidable opponent in King Porus. Introduction For almost a decade, Alexander the...
The opposition between East and West, Europe and Asia, Us and Them stretches back into antiquity. The...
Bronze bells were first made in Korea in the Bronze Age. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The metalworkers...
The political climate was marked by civil discord and rampant political violence. By Jesse SifuentesHistorian Introduction Lucius...
Examining the main flaws in the court system in the days of Homer. By Dr. Alexandr LoginovProfessor...
How examining migration in the distant past provides new insights into human history. By Dr. Daniel Shriner,...
Why humans left their African homeland 80,000 years ago to colonize the world. Seventy-seven thousand years ago,...
The history of the Roman Empire offered many vivid examples of how absolute power could corrupt absolutely....
By Harry OatesHistorian Introduction The Roman Empire in the early 1st century CE was often regarded as...
Archaeological remains attest to a rise in urbanization in the 10th century BCE as reflected in building...
Introduction The term Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age – a term...
The Stone Age as a whole makes up around 99% of humanity’s technological calling card. By Emma...
Only four representatives dared to speak up in his defense. The Speech Laughter flooded the House Chamber,...