Celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
Discover scholarship that challenges myths and explores the histories, cultures, and enduring contributions of Indigenous peoples.
The Radical History of Italian Americans
In the early twentieth century, immigrant anarchists organized across U.S. cities and stood at the center of major labor struggles.
Inventing Pad Thai
A government campaign transformed a Chinese-inspired noodle dish into a symbol of Thailand's national identity.
Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month
A collection of stories tracing how queer people have built communities, challenged norms, and preserved their histories.
Beware of the Meeting Minutes
What gets lost when spoken conversations become part of the historical record?
Building a Library in Wartime Paris
Photos from the American Library in Paris reveal how librarians brought books to US troops during World War I.
Why Italian Fascists Loved Samurai
Japan offered Italian Fascists a powerful example of how ancient traditions could serve modern nationalism.
Ancient Rome’s Complicated Border
What did Hadrian’s Wall actually do? Its history challenges the idea that walls simply separate one side from another.
The Women Who Sold Books Door to Door
Three nineteenth-century memoirs reveal the risks and rewards of life on the road as a traveling bookseller.
How the Railways Killed a Medieval Law
Deodands put a price on objects that caused death, sometimes providing compensation to bereaved families.