Beyond Miss America 1968: A Feminist History
Alix Kates Shulman Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Photograph…
Browsing: Commentary
Protest and Punishment in Rural North Carolina
Longtime inhabitants of Benson and those passing through could not miss the prominent billboard at…
Tear Gas and the U.S. Border
Many Americans spent the last hours of Thanksgiving weekend glued to the television. They were…
Process Features Caribbean History
In the coming weeks, Process will explore Caribbean history. Our authors will consider indigenous populations, maps…
Innocence Betrayed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Deep Roots of White Supremacy
“Romance and poetry, ivy, lichens, and wall-flowers need ruin to make them grow.” Nathaniel Hawthorne…
Seizing the Initiative A Short History of Direct Democracy in America
On April 3, Wisconsin voters will decide the future of the office of state treasurer…
Football and Opiates in America Unraveling Dense Histories
In 2016, five years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared opiate-related…
Billy Graham’s Legacy
When Billy Graham died on February 21, 2018, the media response was immediate, heartfelt, and…
On Statues, History, and Historians
As a cultural geographer, I often teach history to help students understand how the everyday…
Needles and Hoops Sports Programs in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Socialist Party, and their Communist Rivals
Today, the fight for social justice in sports tends to concern elite competition because adults…