Celebrating the Fourth of July
...related to the holiday and its history. Independence, Expanded “What to the Slave is The Fourth of July?”: Annotated Liz Tracey July 4, 2023 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass...
Stonewall National Monument Declaration: Annotated
...to demand equal rights. More to Explore Webster’s Dictionary 1828: Annotated Liz Tracey April 19, 2024 Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language declared Americans free from the tyranny...
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Annotated
The five bills collectively known as The Compromise of 1850 were signed into law by US President Millard Fillmore in an effort to continue the union of the states in...
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
...the San Fernando Valley teaches us about public space in America. The Chinese Exclusion Act: Annotated Liz Tracey May 19, 2022 The passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882...
The Alien Enemies Act: Annotated
...The Fourteenth Amendment: Annotated Liz Tracey January 22, 2024 Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law....
On Earth Day
...Agreement: Annotated Liz Tracey April 22, 2023 Adopted by almost 200 parties at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference, the Paris Agreement captures international ambitions for cooperative climate action. Planetary...
How White Women Organized Against Lynching
...towns where lynchings had taken place, interviewed local judges and sheriffs, and studied public attitudes. More to Explore “Lynch Law in America”: Annotated Liz Tracey February 21, 2025 Ida B....
Joseph McCarthy in Wheeling, West Virginia: Annotated
At the time of this writing, there have been two Red Scares in America. The first began in 1918 in response to heightened fears after the Russian Revolution, the increasing...
“Lynch Law in America”: Annotated
The origins of “lynch law” in the United States are not definitive, but its use to punish those loyal to the British king during the American Revolution (or horse thieves,...
A Presidents’ Day Roundup
...its authorship. The Declaration of Independence: Annotated Liz Tracey December 9, 2021 Related links to free scholarly context on JSTOR for the foundational document in American government. Were George Washington’s...