Category Archives: United States History and Society

Historians and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Posted on January 20, 2025 by briansandberg

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Historians across the United States are remembering Martin Luther King, Jr., today (20 January 2025) and interpreting the significance of the Civil Rights Movement. University professors and high school teacher are confronting politicized debates … Continue reading →

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On Political Favor and Conflicts of Interest

Posted on January 17, 2025 by briansandberg

On President-elect Trump’s glaring conflicts of interest…. “During his first administration, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s global business empire created an unprecedented number of conflicts of interest for a sitting president. Ethics experts worried that opportunists could try to curry favor … Continue reading →

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On the Army of God and Religious Politics in the U.S.

Posted on January 9, 2025 by briansandberg

A new report in The Atlantic focuses on the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) in contemporary Christianity and its growing influence in the political culture of the United States. Stephanie McCrummen writes: “A shift is under way, one that scholars have … Continue reading →

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Documenting the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

Posted on January 7, 2025 by briansandberg

The Storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then President Trump is one of the most documented individual episodes of mass violence in history. As President-Elect Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, it is important to revisit the … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

Posted on January 6, 2025 by briansandberg

Today, I am remembering the Storming of the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021. The Storming of the U.S. Capitol was an organized paramilitary attack that represented a coup de force (or coup de majesté)—essentially an insurrection from above—carried out … Continue reading →

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AHA and History Teaching in the News

Posted on September 20, 2024 by briansandberg

The American History Association and high school history teaching are in the news once again as the so-called “Culture Wars” continue to rage across the nation. History and Social Sciences teachers and their curricula often find themselves in the crosshairs … Continue reading →

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On Judicial Authority and Insurrection

Posted on September 16, 2024 by briansandberg

An investigative report in the New York Times finds that Chief Justice Roberts acted personally to steer the Supreme Court of the United States to find for former President Trump in three major cases related to the Storming of the … Continue reading →

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Douglass Day Workshop

Posted on February 2, 2024 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library in Chicago is hosting a Digital Humanities workshop on Frederick Douglass during Black History Month. Undergraduate and graduate students in History at Northern Illinois University may be interested in participating in this event. Here is the announcement … Continue reading →

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Students in Florida Respond to the History Wars

Posted on April 19, 2023 by briansandberg

The History Wars are being waged in classrooms in the State of Florida, as a new front in the broader Culture Wars across the United States. Governor Ron DeSantis and the Republican-dominated state legislature of Florida have passed a series … Continue reading →

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Army Heritage Center Foundation Grants

Posted on April 19, 2023 by briansandberg

The Army Heritage Center Foundation (AHCF) offers research grants to graduate students adn researchers who are working on military history. Graduate students pursuing research on civil conflict, violence studies, and war and society may be interested in applying for a … Continue reading →

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