Why the Black National Anthem is Lifting Every Voice to Sing
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
This song, endowed with its deep history of Black pride, speaks to the universal human condition.
History
First Encounters in the Americas
Source: Facing History and Ourselves
Consider the initial meeting of Arawaks and Europeans through a fresh, critical lens.
Five Myths About the U.S. Postal Service
Source: The Washington Post
The U.S. Postal Service was established by the Constitution to provide links vital to democracy. Find out the facts that dispel some prevalent myths.
How a History Textbook Would Describe 2020 So Far
Source: The Atlantic
How might students in the future learn about the pivotal year of 2020? Read one historian’s chapter, written when the year was only half over.
Emily Dickinson is the unlikely hero of our time
Source: The Conversation
Emily Dickinson confined herself to her home for much of her lifetime. She also experienced a series of deaths of people who were important to her. The author of this piece suggests that Dickinson’s ways of dealing with solitude and grief make her particularly relevant in the era of coronavirus.
Human impact on nature ‘dates back millions of years’
Source: BBC
Have humans ever truly lived in harmony with the natural world? According to recent research, the activities of early human ancestors may have caused animal extinctions, not unlike the way human actions threaten many species today.
A Newly Digitized Logbook Documents Life and Death on a Slave Trading Ship
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
A slave ship’s logbook was recently found and sent to Georgetown University for preservation. Its record of enslaved lives lost during the ship’s voyage is both tragic and telling.
The Real Story of Hua Mulan Is More Impressive Than Any Disney Version
Source: Esquire
The recently released Mulan movie is actually based on an ancient ballad. Many debate whether this ballad is fact or fiction…
Olympian Wyomia Tyus sprinted to gold and spoke out in Mexico City. America forgot her.
Source: The Washington Post
Read about often forgotten icon Wyomia Tyus and her quest for Olympic gold.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fast Facts
Source: CNN
Want to know more about the extraordinary Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Read through this list of fast facts revealing some of the important work she accomplished during her career.