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The View from the Middle of Everything

The View from the Middle of Everything

Dispatches From Flatville, Illinois

By Kristin L. Hoganson | April 25, 2019

The 'Dark Ages' Weren't As Dark<br> As We Thought

The 'Dark Ages' Weren't As Dark
As We Thought

History Flickers In and Out of Darkness, No Matter the Era

By Simon Winder | April 24, 2019

How John Hersey Revealed the Horrors of the Atomic Bomb to the US

How John Hersey Revealed the Horrors of the Atomic Bomb to the US

Remembering Hiroshima, the Story That Changed Everything

By Jeremy Treglown | April 23, 2019

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About<br> the Afterlife?

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About
the Afterlife?

Happy Death Day, Shakespeare!

By John S. Garrison | April 23, 2019

The Real Story Behind the Creation <br>of the Atomic Bomb

The Real Story Behind the Creation
of the Atomic Bomb

Demystifying Robert Oppenheimer

By Aaron Tucker | April 22, 2019

Historical Fiction Can Be As<br> Urgent As the News

Historical Fiction Can Be As
Urgent As the News

Joshua Furst: History Doesn't Need to be Boring

By Joshua Furst | April 16, 2019

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The Forgotten Massacre of Chinese Immigrants During
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The CIA Scheme That Brought
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8 Books That Define and Defy the Canon of Hip Hop Literature

By Will Ashon | April 12, 2019

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

Bram Presser on Unraveling the Unlikeliest of Family Histories

By Bram Presser | April 11, 2019

When LeRoi Jones Went on<br> <em>The Merv Griffin Show</em>

When LeRoi Jones Went on
The Merv Griffin Show

Introducing Harmony Holiday's Disappearing Archive Series

By Harmony Holiday | April 11, 2019

Not-So-Good Guys with Guns: On the Origins of the NRA

Not-So-Good Guys with Guns: On the Origins of the NRA

Guns Don't Kill People, Horseless Carriages Kill People

By Igor Volsky | April 10, 2019

Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor

Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor

"The metaphor reveals a world behind the world of things."

By Mateo Askaripour | April 10, 2019

In the Aftermath of Civil War, a Writing Workshop Aims for Peace

In the Aftermath of Civil War, a Writing Workshop Aims for Peace

Sarah Hoenicke on Finding Paths to Healing in Sri Lanka

By Sarah Hoenicke | April 9, 2019

The Wrong Kind of Redemption: A Civil War That Never Ended

The Wrong Kind of Redemption: A Civil War That Never Ended

Philip Dray on Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s New Book and the “Glorious Failure” of Reconstruction

By Philip Dray | April 8, 2019

Angela Davis on Protest, 1968, and Her Old Teacher, Herbert Marcuse

Angela Davis on Protest, 1968, and Her Old Teacher, Herbert Marcuse

Read from Marcuse's Graphic Biography by Nick Thorkelson, edited by Paul Buhle and Andrew T. Lamas

By Literary Hub | April 3, 2019

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