This slideshow presents a timeline of Americans’ reservations about immigrants.
Tag Archives: History
What Explains the Rise of Humans?
Other animals have intelligence, cooperation, and the use of tools, but only humans have imagination. This key trait allows us to treat abstract things like money, religion, and nations as though they are concrete, leading to our domination of the planet.
Selma 50 years later: John Lewis’s memories of the march
A United States Congressman recalls his role in pivotal civil rights events of the 1960s.
Odyssey’s End?: The Search for Ancient Ithaca
Although a Greek island called Ithaca exists today, it doesn’t fit Homer’s description of Odysseus’s home. A British amateur may have solved the mystery of where this epic locale lies.
Report on Desegregation in the Schools of Alabama, September 9, 1963
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced the government’s intention to force Governor George Wallace to comply with the school desegregation order. Read this powerful speech about a decision that mattered to so many Americans.
My Attempt to Free Anne Frank’s Diary
2015 marked the 70th anniversary of Anne Frank’s death. Anne’s legacy—her diary—should be available in the public domain on January 1, 2016 under Dutch law. But Dutch genealogist Yvette Hoitink explains a twist in the tale.
Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War
Award-winning historian Ari Kelman and the acclaimed graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm produced this graphic novel about the civil war. Scroll down the page to access and read the book online.
The Decades That Invented the Future, Part 1: 1900-1910
The turn of the century from the 1800s to the 1900s was a time of great innovation and growth. Read about some of the influential inventions of the twentieth century’s first decade.
A Civil War journal, up close and personal
An American literature class at California University of Pennsylvania recently undertook the digital transcription of a journal written by a Civil War soldier. The task required them to decipher a text that was not only faded, but written in a style of English different from what we speak today.
9/11 Attacks
Videos document the events and aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
How Animal Farm Gave Hope to Stalin’s Refugees
Ukranians oppressed by the Soviet Stalin regime managed to smuggle in a translation of George Orwell’s indictment of Stalinism.
Next generation of activists confronts Mississippi’s violent past on Freedom Summer anniversary
Fifty years after the murders of three young civil rights workers shocked the nation, a group of students visited the small Mississippi town where it happened to reflect on the past and look toward the future.
Remembrances of the Mysterious, Maligned Soviet Censor
What kind of person becomes a censor? An American journalist learns who his Soviet nemesis was.
The World’s Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great Pyramids
A recently discovered treasure trove of papyri tells us more about ancient Egyptian life and culture. Read what a travel journal found with the other papyri reveals about the lives of everyday workers during the time period when the Pyramids were built at Giza.
Alexandra Zapruder
Alexandra Zapruder speaks about the diaries written by children of the Holocaust in this podcast, Voices on Antisemitism, for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The day the Constitution was adopted
Read about the battle to ratify the Constitution in at least nine states, the number required to officially adopt it.
Mass Exodus From the Plains
During the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl led millions of people from the Plains states to move to California. Read about the migration and click some of the links in the menu on the left for other biographies, articles, and photo galleries that describe the time period.
Black Leaders During Reconstruction
Learn how former slaves and black leaders joined the political process after the Civil War.
Hope, Despair, and Memory
Author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. Read his powerful Nobel lecture.
Ocean Explorer: Technology
Earth’s last frontier is the ocean. Learn about the history of ocean exploration and the latest technology that’s helping today’s explorers learn more than ever before.