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Retrieval
Galvanizing the American Public, ANC and Anti-Apartheid
How the ANC went from an organization whose role in the struggle was hotly debated, to being widely hailed as the heir to the international anti-apartheid movement.Black Perspectives -
Book Excerpt
How P.T. Barnum Brought Beluga Whales to New York City
On museum ethics and animal welfare in 19th century America.Literary Hub -
Q&A
Tax History Matters: A Q&A with the Author of ‘The Black Tax’
The history of the property tax system and its structural defects that have led to widespread discrimination against Black Americans.Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy -
Book Review
Lost in the Five Stages of Grief
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s “On Death and Dying” sparked a revolution in end-of-life care. But soon she began to deny mortality altogether.The New Republic -
Book Excerpt
Survival of the Wealthiest: Joseph E. Stiglitz on the Dangerous Failures of Neoliberalism
In which “the intellectual handmaidens of the capitalists” are taken to task.Literary Hub -
Profile
The Judgment Of Magneto
From villain to antihero, nationalist to freedom fighter, the comic book character has always been a reflection of the Jewish cultural identity.Defector -
exhibit
1968 @50
A year of turmoil at home and abroad.
From the HNN Archive
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No Place to Make a Vote of Thanks
On the long tradition of Black third-party activism. -
Why Does American History Feel Like Ancient History to High School Students?
An argument for returning the recent past, and the history of modern conservatism, to classrooms. -
Plate Tectonics
A Brief History of the License Plate