New African American History Museum Carries on a Radical Museum Tradition
On a recent fall day at the university where I teach, maintenance crews could be…
Author Andrea Burns
OAH Executive Board Joins with Objections to Mexican American Studies Textbook
OAH President Nancy Cott, on behalf of the OAH Executive Board, has joined with other…
The New Wave of “What Ifs?”
Have we entered a new golden age of counterfactual history? It is too early to…
Demonstrating the Value of History
David Trowbridge (Ph.D. Kansas, 2008) is an associate professor in the Department of History at…
Using Our Training to Understand the Decline in History Enrollments
As historians, we are uniquely trained to analyze why History enrollments are down, and thus, to…
Moving On: NARA’s Role in a Presidential Transition
After the pomp and ceremony of Inauguration Day, a new President arrives at a White…
Historians Ask Presidential Debate Questions
Over the past couple of weeks, we asked our twitter followers the question “As a…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part Three, Organizing Past, Present, Future
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part Two, Hearing Prisoners’ Voices
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part One, Building Movements
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…