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As debates rage across the American South about the Confederate flag's place in our country's past and present, Cody Marrs, the author of Nineteenth-Century American Literature and the Long Civil War, contemplates the abiding conflict created by the American Civil War and the larger global fight for freedom.
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Thomas L. Carson, the author of Lincoln's Ethics, describes what drew him as a philosopher to studying one of the most prominent presidents in American history. And you can check an excerpt from his new book.
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George Thomas, the author of The Founders and the Idea of a National University, reflects on how the concept and birth of American independence informed the educational system in the United States.
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As part of our Independence Day series, we're offering an excerpt from Radicals in America on how the Fourth of July poses a radical duality present throughout revolutionary movements in American history.
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It's July, and with Independence Day right around the corner, we're dedicating a week of posts to the latest scholarship on American history, liberation, and revolution. To kick things off, William Rorabaugh offers an excerpt from his latest book, American Hippies.
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the galley exhibition Works in Black and White, a key moment in the Black Arts Movement of the tumultuous 1960s. Julie Buckner Armstrong, the editor of The Cambridge Companion to American Civil Rights Literature, explores the role of art and literature in the fight for civil rights and the transformative power of language.
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On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces at Appomattox, putting an end to the bloodiest war in American history. Now, 150 years after Lee's surrender, five historians and authors lead the conversation about the Civil War's enduring legacy.
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Take a look at the life and achievements of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. To learn more about Ginsburg’s accomplishments and her lasting impact on American law, check out The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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