In America, Trees Symbolize Both Freedom and Unfreedom
Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition…
Author Jared Farmer
Building “Christian Fellowship”: Asian American Student Activism on the West Coast
In his latest book, The End of White Christian America, Robert Jones notes that white…
Church Ladies and Grassroots Political Religion
Following the excitement of the 2017 Women’s March, many white suburban women in swing districts…
Not Forgotten: Recovering Florida’s Silenced History of Enslavement from Prison
Since 2018, Antonio Rosa, Pete, and other men incarcerated at Tomoka Correctional Institution (TCI) in…
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…
Can the Petro Industry Learn the Lessons of the Exxon Valdez?
March 24 marks the 30th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William…
Evangelicals and Immigration: A Conflicted History
Last June, a national outcry followed the Trump administration’s policy to separate children from their…
What’s in the February Issue of The American Historian?
Here’s a quick preview of the newest issue of The American Historian: The February 2019…
“I Love America”: Fundamentalist Responses to World War II
After the Scopes Trial in 1925, fundamentalism seemed to be in decline. Many Americans in…
A Colorblind Campus? White Evangelical Colleges and Black Students in the Era of Civil Rights
Founders Week, 1970, Moody Bible Institute. It was the most important week of the year…