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The Watering Down of AP African American History Is an Attack on Living Memory

By Alyssa ShotwellMar 17th
7+ Books That Explore Complicated, Differing Experiences of Women in U.S. History

By Alyssa ShotwellMar 23rd
The Gilded Age Shows the Dark Side of the Russells’ Robber Baron Fortune

By Princess WeekesFeb 9th
Two Books Pusblished & Upcoming Hulu Docu-series: The 1619 Project Continues to Grow

By Alyssa ShotwellNov 16th
Major Takeaways From An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the US by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

By Alyssa ShotwellOct 11th
A Lawyer Representing Capitol Riot Defendants Is Giving Her Clients the Basic U.S. History Lessons They Never Got in School

By Vivian KaneJul 5th
Google Doodle Hero of the Day Frank Kameny and His Fight for Gay Civil Rights

By Princess WeekesJun 2nd
Tennessee Lawmaker Takes To the House Floor To Argue the Three-Fifths Compromise Was Good Actually

By Vivian KaneMay 4th
Expanding the Supreme Court Is Normal and We Should Do It

By Jessica MasonApr 16th
The Truth About Saint Patrick, Snakes, Pagans, and More

By Jessica MasonMar 17th
Nikki Haley’s Misinformed Presidents’ Day Tweet Is a Great Argument for Overhauling Our Entire Education System

By Vivian KaneFeb 16th
What We Should Remember From the Reconstruction Era as Joe Biden Talks About Unity

By Princess WeekesJan 20th
Disturbing Twitter Thread Highlights Teens Who Think Helen Keller Was a Fraud

By Princess WeekesJan 7th
Decades Before Dracula, Vampires Came To New England

By Jessica MasonOct 28th
Five of the Worst Vice Presidents in American History

By Princess WeekesSep 7th
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver Deep-Dives Into America’s Refusal to View Our Own History Accurately

By Vivian KaneAug 3rd
Please Let Me Live Inside This Immersive Hamilton Exhibition

By Vivian KaneMay 7th
The Pilgrims Are Complicit, and Your American History Is Wrong as Hell

By Princess WeekesMar 23rd

The Watering Down of AP African American History Is an Attack on Living Memory

7+ Books That Explore Complicated, Differing Experiences of Women in U.S. History

The Gilded Age Shows the Dark Side of the Russells’ Robber Baron Fortune

Two Books Pusblished & Upcoming Hulu Docu-series: The 1619 Project Continues to Grow

Major Takeaways From An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the US by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

A Lawyer Representing Capitol Riot Defendants Is Giving Her Clients the Basic U.S. History Lessons They Never Got in School

Google Doodle Hero of the Day Frank Kameny and His Fight for Gay Civil Rights

Tennessee Lawmaker Takes To the House Floor To Argue the Three-Fifths Compromise Was Good Actually

Expanding the Supreme Court Is Normal and We Should Do It

The Truth About Saint Patrick, Snakes, Pagans, and More

Nikki Haley’s Misinformed Presidents’ Day Tweet Is a Great Argument for Overhauling Our Entire Education System

What We Should Remember From the Reconstruction Era as Joe Biden Talks About Unity

Disturbing Twitter Thread Highlights Teens Who Think Helen Keller Was a Fraud

Decades Before Dracula, Vampires Came To New England

Five of the Worst Vice Presidents in American History

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver Deep-Dives Into America’s Refusal to View Our Own History Accurately

Please Let Me Live Inside This Immersive Hamilton Exhibition

The Pilgrims Are Complicit, and Your American History Is Wrong as Hell