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It has been more than three decades since the discovery and archaeological investigation of the African American burial ground in New York City. Since then, a generation of historians have prompted New Yorkers to ask themselves how it is that the history of slavery in the state is so unknown. Much progress has been made […]
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It may be hard to imagine that today’s Tokyo-a vibrant and expansive metropolis home to more than 14 million people-was once a sleepy backwater dotted with fishing villages. But for many centuries, well until the late 1500s, this area was a swampy plain distant from the seats of power. How did this hinterland known as Edo transform […]
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During the visit of President Joe Biden to Ireland in April 2023 there was discussion in the Irish press about the relative strength of the Irish American relationship. The influence of the USA in Ireland remains evident however and Irish society continues to consume American popular culture. Ireland in the 21st century is increasingly multicultural, […]
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The literature of the Third Indochina War has been dominated by journalists and political scientists, particularly international relations specialist with an interest in Asia and/or Indochina writing during the duration of the conflict. Like all contemporary accounts, they are very much dependent on open sources and media reports with very limited access to archival sources, […]
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Dread Danger: Combat and Courage in the American Civil War originated with my long-time interest in an anti-heroic, non-triumphant approach to war. Since graduate school, I have been drawn to trying to understand myths and the creation of historical narratives, especially how and why we collectively remember certain tales of the past yet forget others. […]
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In the midst of the Anglo-Irish War, on 21 August 1920, fourteen IRA volunteers attacked a farm owned by the Corscadden family at Carricknahorna in the hills of South Donegal. This was later the family home of Hazel Corscadden, the mother of future British prime minister Tony Blair. James Corscadden, the owner of the farm, […]
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LGBTQ+ rights are under attack around the country. In just the first six months of 2024, state legislators introduced 527 bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community. The situation is so dire that the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans. Although these legal attacks are painful and dispiriting, the LGBTQ+ movement’s […]
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Months before the United States entered the war, American men, women, and children mobilized to “adopt” France’s orphans. Through a binational humanitarian relief organization known as the Fatherless Children of France Society (FCFS), Americans provided for the material needs of some 300,000 orphans across France between 1915 and 1921. Founded in 1915 by Émile Deutsch […]
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