History Now Essay Race and the American Constitution: A Struggle toward National Ideals James Oliver Horton Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ James O. Horton was the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University and historian emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. He edited,... Appears in: 13 | The Constitution Fall 2007 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
History Now Essay The Colonial Virginia Frontier and International Native American Diplomacy William White Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Telling the story of Native Americans and colonial Virginians is a complex challenge clouded by centuries of mythology. The history of early settlement is dominated by the story of a preteen Pocahontas saving the life of a courageous... Appears in: 28 | American Indians Summer 2011
History Now Essay Suggested Resources on the War of 1812 from the Archivist Mary-Jo Kline Prof. Taylor’s most recent book, the prizewinning The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian Allies (New York: Knopf, 2010), focuses on the conflict along the US-Canadian border involving... Appears in: 31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012
History Now Essay American Jewish Origins, 1654-1820 Hasia Diner Religion and Philosophy A year after his inauguration as president, George Washington visited the Newport, Rhode Island Jewish Congregation, Jeshuat Israel, in 1790. He went in response to a letter he had received from the leaders of that synagogue as well... Appears in: 71 | The Jewish Legacy in American History Summer 2024
Essay The Fight for LGBT Rights after World War II Timothy Stewart-Winter The oppression of LGBT Americans did not begin in the post–World War II decades, but they faced increasingly systematic exclusion from public life, in part resulting from the Cold War political climate of fear and distrust of people...
History Now Essay The First Saddest Day of My Life: A Vietnam War Story Sharon D. Raynor World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ What I know about the Vietnam War, I learned as a child from my father, Louis Raynor. At thirteen years old, I discovered an old, tattered, leather-bound diary in my parents’ chest of drawers. When I opened it, I immediately... Appears in: 43 | Wartime Memoirs and Letters from the American Revolution to Vietnam Fall 2015 57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
History Now Essay Jewish Athletes and the Challenges of American Sports Jeffrey S. Gurock The world of American sports has long offered the athletically inclined Jew with grand opportunities for achievement, acceptance, and even glory within this country’s society. But the road to success on the track, in stadiums, or in... Appears in: 71 | The Jewish Legacy in American History Summer 2024