Volunteer Archivists Decipher Thousands of Untold Stories from the American Revolution
In 1777, drunken British soldiers stormed into Sarah Martin’s home in Woodbridge, New Jersey and demanded that she cook them ham and eggs. Hostile and impatient, the soldiers threatened to kill her youngest child, who cried as she prepared the meal. One of the...
President Laura Loomer?
She is a self-styled Islamophobe, a proud white nationalist and a conspiracy theorist. She called 9/11 an “inside job.” She has been banned from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (pre-Musk), PayPal, Uber and Lyft, among others, for hate speech and posting...
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VIRGINIA: New Library of Congress exhibit delves into Revolutionary War rivals with help from VCU’s Brooke Newman The history professor provides expertise for ‘Parallel Lives,’ an installation about two famous Georges that ties into America’s upcoming 250th...
Random Acts of Intimidation
According to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, “The White House, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has dismissed more than 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies in the past few weeks.” One of those dismissed was Adam Schleifer, a...
Fayetteville Museum Aims to Right the Record on Civil War History
The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction will use local stories to tell “the truth with all its blemishes”—even if it upsets some people. During the Civil War, North Carolina contributed more soldiers to the Confederate cause than...Obiter Dicta
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NORTH CAROLINA: New N.C. bill would introduce AAPI history to school curriculum A new bill in the N.C. General Assembly is calling for Asian American and Pacific Islander history to Read More