The Bones of St. Helena
Two cinematographers are capturing the secret history of a South Atlantic island full of the bones of Liberated Africans.
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What Eleanor Roosevelt Can Teach Us About Hillary Clinton’s Defeat
The parallels between America’s 32nd and 42nd first ladies are hard to push aside. In 2016, would Roosevelt…
Ghosts and the American Conscience
“The slave ships to the Americas are still sailing,” intoned the historian Marcus Rediker, “only they’re ghost ships…
Poland’s Memory Problem
The country’s new conservative government ushers in a troubling approach to curating Poland’s legacy. By Dara Bramson Jan…
What Happened the Day After the Boston Massacre?
An experiment in combining public history and theater. By J.L. Bell The Old State House in Boston. (Photo:…
The Role of Cats in Anglo-Saxon England
Was the human-feline relationship in Anglo-Saxon times very different from today? Researchers look to the archeological record for…
How the Declaration of Independence Went Viral
A brief media chronology of America's first big story.
The Fate and Fortunes of Public Goods
How the New Deal paved the way for the Great Society and the creation of a federal agency devoted to the humanities.
A Future History of the United States
In 'The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry,' Ned and Constance Sublette offer a radical re-interpretation of American history. It’s brutal and uncompromising, and, for better or worse, it’s how we should understand the country.
History on the Tracks: The Berlin-Baghdad Railway
The current refugee crisis taking place across Europe is playing out on the railways, as it has before.