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July 1, 2004
True Patriotism
The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.
Eric Foner
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April 8, 2004
L’Amérique, Mon Amour
Along with the Bible and Moby-Dick, Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has got to be one of the world’s least-read classics.
Daniel Lazare
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February 26, 2004
Was Strom a Rapist?
Months after Strom Thurmond's African-American daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, stepped into history, commentators continue to step around the most explosive aspect of this controversy wi
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
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December 18, 2003
Skeletons in the Closet
Editor’s Note: Due to an unfortunate glitch in production, two lines are missing from the printed version of Daniel Lazare’s essay. They have been restored in this version.
Daniel Lazare
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December 11, 2003
Weapons of the Weak
African-American history, broadly defined, continues to be the most innovative and exciting field in American historical studies.
George M. Fredrickson
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December 4, 2003
Letter From South Carolina
Shortly after Strom Thurmond died, the flags at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia were lowered to half-staff. Every flag except one, that is.
Paul Wachter
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February 21, 2002
Denmark Vesey: A New Verdict
A historian questions whether he led a slave revolt, but his heroism still stands.
Jon Wiener