On Afrocentric History in American Education
Donald Trump was vaguely familiar enough with black history to identify Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman,…
Author Jon Hale
Richard Nixon at the Supreme Court
Fifty years ago, in January 1967, the Supreme Court decided Time, Inc. v. Hill, the…
Education as Activism: The Voter Education Project in the Civil Rights Movement
In May 1962, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) received a grant worth $5,750.00 for…
From the Archives… Women’s History
In a 1990 Journal of American History piece, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich recounted her experiences working…
Betsy DeVos and the History of Homeschooling
Of all of President Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks, none has received more public scrutiny…
Symbols and Seeds: A Historical View of the National Arts and Humanities Endowments
In a scene from the recent film “Jackie,” Natalie Portman meticulously recreates First Lady Jacqueline…
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March issue of the Journal of American History is now online for subscribers. Included are…
From the Humanities to Humanism in an Era of Higher Education Reform?
Imagine yourself an early teacher of what comes to be known as the studia humanitatis,…
Humanistic Visions: The Long History of Black History Month
The establishment of Negro History Week in 1926 was a natural outgrowth of more than…
George Washington in Cambridge and the Birth of a Nation
There was little or no mention of American independence when General George Washington arrived in…