The story of the son of a mother of mixed Choctaw and Black ancestry whose freedom had...
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The South China Sea is a “Mediterranean Sea,” surrounded by land belonging to different states. Abstract The...
South China Sea tension has risen in recent decades, but territorial disputes in the East China Sea...
Oil and gas made members of the Osage Nation among the richest people in the world, and...
Studying the lower back allows researchers to understand how the species’ anatomy was adapted for different kinds...
Myth can be told with the intent of being allegorical, symbolic, rational, romantic, theoretical, or analytical. By...
Philip Melanchthon did not accept church doctrine or policy unquestioningly. Introduction Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German...
Polish intelligence officer Michal Goleniewski was a valuable CIA asset between his defection and the Agency’s decision...
Hannibal appeals to many as the ultimate underdog, but it wasn’t just his genius on the battlefield...
A ‘Pyrrhic victory” denotes a victory that is so damaging to the winning side that it is...
Henry and Lucy Knox sacrificed family, home, and beliefs to adopt their new American identity. In late...
Hammurabi’s punishments were far more severe than earlier law codes. Introduction The Code of Hammurabi was a set of...
FDR’s “court-packing plan” amounted to playing Russian Roulette with the constitutional balance of powers. By Dr. James...
The Vikings used sailing boats, known as knarrs, for their long-distance oceanic travels. Introduction Misconceptions about the...
A number of important polities struggled for power, and rulers used steles to display their importance and...
Russian Constructivist artists were concerned with making a new socially productive, utilitarian art. Introduction Alexander Rodchenko’s 1928...
Rauschenberg’s work was ultimately a response to the saturation of electronic media in the 1960s. In 1970, Newsweek magazine...
Farming began in the 4th millennium BCE in the hill country of southeastern Turkey, western Iran, and...
Remnants of molecules and microbes in shards of cooking pots help researchers reconstruct prehistoric cuisines. Introduction Unearthed...
Famine was commonplace and social hierarchies were often brutally enforced. Introduction Medieval cuisine includes foods, eating habits, and...
The first real colonial newspaper was the New England Courant, published as a sideline by printer James...
Examining the lengthy history of print journalism in America to provide a context for understanding the digital...
Cartter played a minor-yet-not-insignificant role at two fateful moments in the life of Abraham Lincoln. By Ann...
Meredith is a civil rights hero who doesn’t fit neatly into political categories. By Aram GoudsouzianBizot Family...
She paid a price with police beatings that left her permanently disabled. When Louis Draper took Fannie Lou...
What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors. Introduction Music has been...
The Wolof as a people inhabited the area between the Senegal River in the north and the...
The Solomonic succession has remained in the Ethiopian cultural landscape for centuries. Introduction The Solomonic Dynasty ruled...
The state of poverty in fact covers a variety of situations, but always leads to exclusion, primarily...
The elite classes in Rome and Athens found lucrative business endeavors necessary in order to climb their...