Celebrating Combahee at Fifty: Black Feminism, Socialism, Race, and Sexuality
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Combahee River Collective, Process calls…
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Imperial Feasting: Representations of Food and Consumption in the Political Cartoons of the Spanish-American War of 1898
This piece is part of Process’s series on U.S. intervention in Latin America. If you…
2024 JAH African American History Index
In honor of Black History Month, we at the Journal of American History are pleased to…
On “The U.S. Culture Wars Abroad: Liberal-Evangelical Rivalry and Decolonization in Southern Africa, 1968–1994”
The problem of the archive is a well-worn topic for historians. But sometimes the sheer…
What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in…
(Trans)American History across Borders
I am often asked why a historian from France would study the history of California.…
Hesitancy against Hope: Reactions to the First Polio Vaccine
Looking back on the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on the importance of the vaccine and…
Recovering Histories of Gendered State Violence
“Mexican Girls in Revolt,” The Missoulian, March 19, 1911. Loud, thundering calls for “that greaser”…
On the Map
The flag of Bikini Atoll looks a lot like the American flag. It has the…
Guåhan and the CHamoru People
Once in a while, the U.S. territory of Guåhan (Guam) appears in mainstream media such…