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New American History

History is the turbulent, unpredictable, and deeply human record of everything that happened before this moment. Join us at New American History as we attempt to show history in more meaningful and memorable ways, making what was previously invisible visible.

The Deep History of the 2020 Election

The Deep History of the 2020 Election

How Two Centuries of Black Migration Shaped Today’s Political Parties
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Ed Ayers
Nov 25, 2020
How Black History Shaped History

How Black History Shaped History

It took historians decades to come to terms with Reconstruction’s end. They chronicled resistance to the Second Reconstruction in real…
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Julian Maxwell Hayter
Nov 11, 2020
New Ideas in American History: Mission Statement

New Ideas in American History: Mission Statement

New Ideas in American History translates the most innovative historical scholarship for a wider audience.
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Julian Maxwell Hayter
Nov 9, 2020
New Ideas in American History

New Ideas in American History

Write for Us!
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Julian Maxwell Hayter
Nov 9, 2020
Teaching History in Pandemic Times

Teaching History in Pandemic Times

The sudden transition to online schooling has shone a light on the state of digital history. What we’ve seen hasn’t been very encouraging.
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Ed Ayers
Oct 30, 2020
Racism Comes Home to Roost

Racism Comes Home to Roost

In the first “dispatch” of a new series from New American History, we consider “Charlottesville 2017: The Legacy of Race and Inequity.”
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Julian Maxwell Hayter
Sep 29, 2020
If You Love America, Tell the Truth About Its Past

If You Love America, Tell the Truth About Its Past

Patriotism doesn’t require whitewashing.
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Ed Ayers
Sep 25, 2020
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