Why Hair Matters
I never intended to write about Afros. It’s true that for well over two decades…
Browsing: Journal of American History
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March 2020 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included are articles by Emma Teitelman,…
Inside the JAH: Species of Sovereignty
“Species of Sovereignty: Native Nationhood, the United States, and International Law, 1783–1795,” might be my…
Not Additive, but Transformative: Women and Gender in the Journal of American History
In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of the Sex, Suffrage, Solidarities series…
An Index of Women’s History in the JAH
One hundred years ago this August, the General Assembly of Tennessee—the requisite thirty-sixth state—voted to…
Black Power, American Democracy, and Dreams of Citizenship
In honor of Black History Month, we at the Journal of American History are pleased…
What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for…
What’s in the September Issue of the Journal of American History?
The September 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…
Histories of Capital Punishment in the United States
In late July, Attorney General William Barr directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to resume…
What’s in the June Issue of the Journal of American History?
The June 2019 issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included…