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200,000 Black men fought in the Civil War. Some lawmakers want to give them the Congressional Gold Medal.

February 5, 2022 by Meagan Flynn for The Washington Post

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) are seeking to posthumously honor the Black men and women...

History Matters
February 1 to 15, 2022
Black History Month Special

February 1, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.

Grateful American Foundation Partners with WETA’s AdLit

January 26, 2022

The partnership will support author interviews, the development of instructional resources, and the relaunch of AdLit’s “Unlocking the Past” project.

A Tech Revival for America’s Hometowns

January 22, 2022 by Ro Khanna for The Wall Street Journal

People shouldn’t have to leave their communities in search of prosperity. Why not bring the digital economy to them?

Theodore Roosevelt Statue Removal Begins at Museum of Natural History

January 19, 2022 by Zachary Small for The New York Times

The equestrian monument to Roosevelt, which has stirred protests as a symbol of colonialism and racism, is leaving its plinth,...

History Matters
January 16 to 31, 2022

January 16, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.

Sidney Poitier’s Trailblazing Journey to Hollywood

January 15, 2022 by Ben Mankiewicz for The Wall Street Journal

When director Joseph Mankiewicz cast the pioneering Black actor in his first film role in 1950, one of the defining...

A Super Reader Who Gets Through Hundreds of Books a Year Explains How to Read Way More

January 13, 2022 by Jessica Stillman for Inc.com

Economist, blogger, and super reader Tyler Cowen's advice on how to get smarter by reading way more.

Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on a Quarter

January 11, 2022 by Livia Albeck-Ripka for The New York Times

The coins featuring the writer and poet, which began shipping this week, are the first in a series that will...

“Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom” by Carl Bernstein

January 8, 2022 by Thomas Mallon for The Wall Street Journal

Before Watergate made him a celebrity journalist, Carl Bernstein learned his trade in a now-vanished newsroom.

No U.S. History?
How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major

January 7, 2022

Introduction by Michael Poliakoff, with a preface by David Bruce Smith for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)

History Matters
January 1 to January 15, 2022

January 1, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

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