Art piece titled, "Negroes were leaving by the hundreds to go north and enter northern industry" by Jacob Lawrence

The Triumphant Return of Jacob Lawrence

Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series heads back to NYC where it first debuted. The lasting influence of Jacob Lawrence and his series is inarguable.
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Population Studies for the Genealogist

Estimating the accuracy and depth of the records is just one insight genealogist's gain from population studies.
A group pf men smiling and arriving at a nightclub

The Bachelor Party as Folk Ritual

A folklorist embarks on a years-long study of the bachelor party.
Lorne Malvo

From Twain to Fargo: the Outsider in American Storytelling

The Lorne Malvo character on the new Fargo TV series, is like the character Satan in Mark Twain's final novel, The Mysterious Stranger.
Children dancing in a playroom

Why Did Kindergarten Become Just Another Grade?

How and when kindergarten shifted from play-based to academic based.
Black and white images of Humphrey Bogart lighting his trademark cigarette and Buster Keaton posed behind bars side-by-side

Don’t Say Cheese! The Smiles of Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart

Some celebrities like Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart are recognized for not smiling—and when they do, it comes across as, well, unnatural.
A rhino walking in grass

Why Rhinos Need Their Horns

Trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn is banned in most countries, but every effort must be made to turn the consumption of wildlife products from status symbol into stigma.
A doctor standing in front of the Cuban flag

Cuba’s Medical Revolution

What can other countries learn from medical advances in Cuba.
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Central European History

Central European History is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Conference Group for Central European History of the American Historical Association.
Two glasses of whisky

Whisky’s 550th

550 years of Whisky