Category Archives: United States History and Society

The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Historical Film

Posted on October 20, 2020 by briansandberg

I saw the new Aaron Sorkin film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, on Netflix over the weekend and would like to recommend the film to any students interested in historical film. Photo: Promotional poster for The Trial of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Comparative Revolutions, Crowd Studies, Historical Film, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Illinois History and Society, Museums and Historical Memory, Northern Illinois University, Peacemaking Processes, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, War in Film, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Conference on Illinois History

Posted on October 6, 2020 by briansandberg

The annual Conference on Illinois History is currently being held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois from 5-9 October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference is a virtual event this year, allowing interested … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Conferences, History in the Media, Humanities Education, Illinois History and Society, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

Black Lives Matter Mural at NIU

Posted on October 5, 2020 by briansandberg

The Black Lives Matter movement is bringing awareness of racial issues to the campus of Northern Illinois University and the DeKalb community. Northern Illinois University’s Center for Black Studies recently suffered a vandalism attack, in which someone spray-painted a racist … Continue reading →

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Racist Vandalism on Campus

Posted on September 18, 2020 by briansandberg

I was saddened and angered to hear of the racist vandalism on Northern Illinois campus early yesterday (Thursday 17 September 2020) morning, when someone spray-painted racist slurs on the Center for Black Studies in an act of targeted vandalism. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Cultural History, Empires and Imperialism, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Illinois History and Society, Northern Illinois University, Political Culture, Social History, United States History and Society, World History | Leave a comment